Spontaneous closure of traumatic macular hole.
Spontaneous closure of traumatic macular hole.
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外伤性黄斑裂孔自发闭合。
DOI:
10.1097/00006982-200108000-00020
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发表时间:
2001
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通讯作者:
S. Takeuchi
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作者:
Y. Mitamura;W. Saito;M. Ishida;S. Yamamoto;S. Takeuchi
MethodsIn our unit, we principally observed traumatic macular hole without pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) for about 3–4 months, because it was reported that traumatic macular hole might resolve spontaneously. 2, 3 Eleven consecutive patients (11 eyes) with traumatic macular hole were observed at Toho University Sakura Hospital in Chiba, Japan, between September 1994 and October 2000. Biomicroscopic examination using a Goldmann macula contact lens was performed on each patient. Biomicroscopic criteria for diagnosis of macular hole were defined as follows: the fine slit beam focused over the macula shifted aside at the location of the hole, and no retinal tissue was observed within the hole. The surrounding subretinal fluid cuff strongly favored the diagnosis of macular hole. A 50-μm laser aiming beam test was positive in all cases at the time of macular hole opening. Fluorescein angiography was performed in 6 of the 11 eyes. A central hyperfluorescent window defect corresponding to the base of the macular hole was found in all six eyes. Macular hole closure was observed by ophthalmoscopic examination in all eyes and was also confirmed by use of OCT in 9 of the 11 eyes. The clinical diagnostic criteria for macular hole closure were defined as flattening of the edges of the macular hole with resolution of the surrounding subretinal fluid cuff and no visible edge of the macular hole. After macular hole closure, the 50-μm laser aiming beam test and Watzke–Allen test became negative in all eyes. The clinical data of the 11 eyes are summarized in Table 1. In 7 of the 11 cases, the macular hole disappeared spontaneously. Common features of these seven cases are young age (ranging from 8 to 17 years, mean 13.6 years), small size of macular hole (0.1–0.2 disk diameter), no posterior vitreous detachment, and relatively good visual acuity on final visit. Visual acuity improved two or more lines in all seven cases. Duration of macular hole opening ranged from 1 to 4 months except in two eyes (these two patients refused to undergo operations). In the other four cases, the macular hole did not close spontaneously during the observation period. Because of macular hole enlargement (Cases 8, 9, and 11) or moderate vitreous hemorrhage (Case 10), patients underwent PPV combined with removal of the membrane (posterior hyaloid, epiretinal membrane, and internal limiting membrane) and sulfur hexafluoride tamponade, and anatomic closure of macular hole was obtained after the operation. These four patients ranged in age from 11 to 33 years, mean 24.8 years, and had relatively large macular holes (0.2–0.4 disk diameter).