TY - JOUR
T1 - Third time spontaneous closure of myopic macular hole
AU - Golan, Shani
AU - Barak, Adiel
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © by Opthalmic Communications Society, Inc.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Purpose: To describe the spontaneous closure of a myopic macular hole occurring three times. Methods: A 75-year-old high myopic woman presented with decreased visual acuity and a deep small full-thickness macular hole in the left eye. The hole spontaneously resolved within 2 months. One year later, the patient returned with decreased visual acuity and severe metamorphopsia. A full-thickness macular hole was observed again. The hole spontaneously resolved 1 month later. Six months later, the patient presented again with decreased visual acuity and macular hole, the hole spontaneously resolved within 2 months. Optical coherence tomography was obtained during all visits. Results: Initial optical coherence tomography revealed a small macular hole with bridging elements. At subsequent visits, optical coherence tomography showed resolution and recurrence of the hole twice. Conclusion: Dynamic interaction between tensile and degenerative forces, and proliferative and reparative glial elements, may lead to hole remodeling.
AB - Purpose: To describe the spontaneous closure of a myopic macular hole occurring three times. Methods: A 75-year-old high myopic woman presented with decreased visual acuity and a deep small full-thickness macular hole in the left eye. The hole spontaneously resolved within 2 months. One year later, the patient returned with decreased visual acuity and severe metamorphopsia. A full-thickness macular hole was observed again. The hole spontaneously resolved 1 month later. Six months later, the patient presented again with decreased visual acuity and macular hole, the hole spontaneously resolved within 2 months. Optical coherence tomography was obtained during all visits. Results: Initial optical coherence tomography revealed a small macular hole with bridging elements. At subsequent visits, optical coherence tomography showed resolution and recurrence of the hole twice. Conclusion: Dynamic interaction between tensile and degenerative forces, and proliferative and reparative glial elements, may lead to hole remodeling.
KW - Macular hole
KW - Myopia
KW - Optical coherence tomography
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U2 - 10.1097/ICB.0000000000000072
DO - 10.1097/ICB.0000000000000072
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C2 - 25383861
AN - SCOPUS:84925852270
SN - 1935-1089
VL - 9
SP - 13
EP - 14
JO - Retinal Cases and Brief Reports
JF - Retinal Cases and Brief Reports
IS - 1
ER -