Lamellar hole-associated epiretinal membrane is a common feature of macular holes in retinitis pigmentosa.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To describe the features and surgical outcomes of macular holes (MHs) in patients with retinitis pigmentosa (RP).

Methods

A review of consecutive series of 110 patients (206 eyes) with RP who underwent comprehensive ophthalmic examinations was conducted. Eleven eyes of ten RP patients were identified with MHs (full thickness or lamellar). Atypical epiretinal membrane, which appeared on spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) images as a thick homogenous layer of moderately reflective material that was present on the inner retinal layer, was considered to be lamellar hole-associated epiretinal proliferation (LHEP). Five eyes underwent modified vitreoretinal surgery, where hole margin LHEP tissue was retained.

Results

Nine eyes exhibited a lamell

SUBMITTER: Liu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7093403 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature