Document Type
Case Report
Department
Ophthalmology
Abstract
We report the case of a spontaneous closure of full thickness macular hole (FTMH) in the presence of an epiretinal membrane (ERM) in a previously vitrectomised eye. The patient had undergone vitrectomy for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment and developed an ERM two weeks after the surgery, which converted into a FTMH after one week. Eight months after the vitrectomy, spontaneous closure of FTMH was observed with an improvement in best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) from 20/200 to 20/40. The patient was followed up for four years, and the FTMH remained closed. Spontaneous closure of FTMH is possible even in the presence of an ERM. Follow-up examination with optical coherence tomography (OCT) may be considered before surgery for FTMH, particularly if the surgery is scheduled a few weeks later.
Publication
JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
Recommended Citation
Siddiqui, R.,
Fawad, M. U.,
Ahsan, N.
(2021). Spontaneous closure of full thickness macular hole in the presence of an epiretinal membrane in a vitrectomised eye: A case report. JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 71(9), 2262-2264.
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