Development of Macular Atrophy after Macular Hole Surgery in an Eye with Retinitis Pigmentosa.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Macular hole is a rare complication in patients with retinitis pigmentosa that significantly reduces visual acuity. Although vitreous surgery for macular holes generally yields favorable outcomes, postoperative macular atrophy has been reported. We report the second case of retinitis pigmentosa in a patient who developed a 13-year progressive macular atrophy after macular hole surgery.

Case presentation

A 64-year-old Japanese woman, who had been diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa at 52 years of age, presented to our hospital with blurred vision in her left eye. Phacovitrectomy of the left eye was performed after a full-thickness macular hole was revealed by optical coherence tomography. We stained the internal limiting membrane during surgery using 0.05% indocy

SUBMITTER: Goto Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11842103 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature