Management of Full-Thickness Macular Hole in A Genetically Confirmed Case with Usher Syndrome.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Full-thickness macular hole (FTMH) formation is rarely seen in patients with retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and can have an adverse impact on their residual visual function. The underlying mechanisms are unknown, and clinical experience is limited regarding surgical outcomes. Here, we describe the surgical management of FTMH in a young patient with genetically confirmed Usher syndrome, the most common form of syndromic RP.

Case report

A 28-year-old woman presented with blurred vision in her right eye (RE). She had a history of RP and bilateral hearing impairment since childhood. Fundoscopy and spectral-domain optical coherence tomography revealed a FTMH in the RE along with typical RP features bilaterally. After pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) with internal limiting memb

SUBMITTER: Panagiotou ES 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7406580 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature