BACKGROUND: To document and study the spontaneous closure of stage III and IV idiopathic full-thickness macular holes by using both optical coherence tomography (Stratus OCT) and spectral optical coherence tomography (SOCT). METHODS: A two-center, two-case, observational study of stage III and IV macular holes is presented. OCT and SOCT were performed. RESULTS: Macular holes spontaneously resolved after 4 to 12 weeks of observation. CONCLUSION: The spontaneous closure of large idiopathic full-thickness stage III and IV macular holes is possible. We suggest that, as long as no smooth oval shape of the macular hole edges appears on the cross-sectional OCT and SOCT scans, there is still a chance for its spontaneous closure.
BACKGROUND: To document and study the spontaneous closure of stage III and IV idiopathic full-thickness macular holes by using both optical coherence tomography (Stratus OCT) and spectral optical coherence tomography (SOCT). METHODS: A two-center, two-case, observational study of stage III and IV macular holes is presented. OCT and SOCT were performed. RESULTS: Macular holes spontaneously resolved after 4 to 12 weeks of observation. CONCLUSION: The spontaneous closure of large idiopathic full-thickness stage III and IV macular holes is possible. We suggest that, as long as no smooth oval shape of the macular hole edges appears on the cross-sectional OCT and SOCT scans, there is still a chance for its spontaneous closure.
Authors: Maciej Wojtkowski; Rainer Leitgeb; Andrzej Kowalczyk; Tomasz Bajraszewski; Adolf F Fercher Journal: J Biomed Opt Date: 2002-07 Impact factor: 3.170
Authors: Maciej Wojtkowski; Tomasz Bajraszewski; Iwona Gorczyńska; Piotr Targowski; Andrzej Kowalczyk; Wojciech Wasilewski; Czesław Radzewicz Journal: Am J Ophthalmol Date: 2004-09 Impact factor: 5.258
Authors: M García-Pous; P Udaondo-Mirete; L Amselem-Gómez; D Salom-Alonso; E Cervera-Taulet; S García-Delpech; M Díaz-Llopis Journal: Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol Date: 2006-04