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Spontaneous closure of a stage III idiopathic macular hole.

Kelly D Schweitzer1, Raúl García.   

Abstract

CASE REPORT: We report spontaneous closure of an idiopathic 200 microm stage III macular hole, confirmed by optical coherence tomography, in a 76-year-old woman. COMMENTS: Spontaneous closure is rare and not well understood. Possible mechanisms are discussed. Delay of surgery is not recommended.

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Year:  2007        PMID: 17361255     DOI: 10.3129/can j ophthalmol.06-107

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Can J Ophthalmol        ISSN: 0008-4182            Impact factor:   1.882


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1.  23- vs 20-gauge pars plana vitrectomy in combination with bimanual microincisional cataract surgery (b-MICS) for the treatment of macular hole and cataract as a one-step procedure.

Authors:  C-L Schönfeld
Journal:  Eye (Lond)       Date:  2013-06-07       Impact factor: 3.775

2.  Spontaneous closure of stage IV idiopathic full-thickness macular hole and late reopening as a lamellar macular hole: a case report.

Authors:  Miriam García Fernández; Joaquín Castro Navarro
Journal:  J Med Case Rep       Date:  2012-06-28

3.  Late Closure of a Stage III Idiopathic Macular Hole after Pars Plana Vitrectomy.

Authors:  Filiz Afrashi; Zafer Öztaş; Serhad Nalçacı
Journal:  Turk J Ophthalmol       Date:  2015-12-05
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