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CONVERSION AND SPONTANEOUS REVERSION OF LAMELLAR HOLE FROM FULL-THICKNESS MACULAR HOLE
1Department of Ophthalmology & Vision Science, University of California, Davis Health, Sacramento, California.
Purpose:
To report the conversion and spontaneous reversion of a lamellar hole from full-thickness macular hole after vitrectomy surgery for retinal detachment repair.
Methods:
Case report of a patient with a preexisting lamellar hole who underwent retinal detachment repair.
Results:
A patient with a history of a lamellar hole developed a fovea-sparing retinal detachment that was repaired by vitrectomy surgery with gas tamponade. Two months after the surgery, he developed a full-thickness macular hole that spontaneously reverted back to a lamellar hole configuration over several months.
Conclusion:
Although spontaneous closure of full-thickness macular hole after retinal detachment repair has been reported, the conversion and spontaneous reversion of a lamellar hole from full-thickness macular hole after vitrectomy provide insight into the tractional forces involved in the pathophysiology of lamellar and full-thickness macular holes.
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