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Spontaneous disappearance of traumatic macular holes in young patients
S Kusaka1, T Fujikado, T Ikeda
1Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Medical School. skusaka@umich.edu
Purpose:
To report the disappearance of traumatic macular hole in three eyes of three patients.
Methods:
Clinical data of the patients were reviewed.
Results:
The three patients were relatively young, ranging in age from 12 to 18 years old. In one eye of each patient, a small traumatic macular hole was observed at the first visit. Visual acuities ranged from 20/100 to 20/40. The macular holes resolved spontaneously 3 to 4 months after the trauma, and final visual acuity improved to 20/20 in all patients.
Conclusion:
Small traumatic macular holes in young patients can resolve spontaneously, and this can be associated with good visual recovery.