Spontaneous closure of a chronic full thickness macular hole after failed surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To describe an unusual case of spontaneous closure of a chronic, large, idiopathic, stage 4 macular hole after failed surgery.

Observations

A 75-year-old female presented with a history of a chronic, full thickness macular hole after failed surgery in the right eye. Two years after onset, she developed a fibrotic scar, which closed the macular hole and unexpectedly improved her vision. At her 4 year follow up exam, optical coherence tomography demonstrated a stable, closed macular hole with continued improvement in her visual acuity despite lack of surgical and medical intervention.

Conclusions and importance

The spontaneous closure of an idiopathic full thickness macular hole is an unusual event. When it occurs, it is typically in an acute setting and is attr

SUBMITTER: Lee J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6292999 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature