PURPOSE: To report anatomic and visual improvement after pars plana vitrectomy with gas tamponade for a lamellar macular hole with poor central visual acuity. DESIGN: Two interventional case reports. METHODS: Two patients with a lamellar macular hole underwent vitrectomy, internal limiting membrane peeling, and long-acting gas injection. Main outcome measures included best-corrected visual acuity, biomicroscopic appearance, and optical coherence tomography findings. RESULTS: Vitrectomy with gas tamponade resulted in biomicroscopic, functional, and tomographic improvement in both patients for follow-up periods of 12 months. CONCLUSIONS: Vitrectomy with gas tamponade may be an effective method for a lamellar macular hole with poor visual acuity.
PURPOSE: To report anatomic and visual improvement after pars plana vitrectomy with gas tamponade for a lamellar macular hole with poor central visual acuity. DESIGN: Two interventional case reports. METHODS: Two patients with a lamellar macular hole underwent vitrectomy, internal limiting membrane peeling, and long-acting gas injection. Main outcome measures included best-corrected visual acuity, biomicroscopic appearance, and optical coherence tomography findings. RESULTS: Vitrectomy with gas tamponade resulted in biomicroscopic, functional, and tomographic improvement in both patients for follow-up periods of 12 months. CONCLUSIONS: Vitrectomy with gas tamponade may be an effective method for a lamellar macular hole with poor visual acuity.
Authors: P G Theodossiadis; V G Grigoropoulos; I Emfietzoglou; P Nikolaidis; I Vergados; M Apostolopoulos; G P Theodossiadis Journal: Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol Date: 2008-09-03 Impact factor: 3.117