ArticleEye (London, England)2017
Ethnic variation in primary idiopathic macular hole surgery.
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- Visual and anatomical outcomes of full-thickness macular hole surgery and associated factors in selected hospitals in Tanzania.PloS one · 2026Article
- Inverted internal limiting membrane flap technique for full-thickness macular holes in Black Africans.International ophthalmology · 2025Article
- Comparison of ILM peeling vs. inverted ILM flap for macular hole closure and visual outcomes: systematic review and meta-analysis.International journal of retina and vitreous · 2025Review
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- The effect of ethnicity on anatomic success following macular hole surgery: a multicentre cohort study.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2023Article
- A retrospective, multicenter study on the management of macular holes without residual internal limiting membrane: the refractory macular hole (ReMaHo) study.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2022Article
- Impact of Race and Ethnicity on Presentation and Surgical Outcomes of Idiopathic Macular Holes.Journal of personalized medicine · 2022Article
- Commentary: To evaluate the functional and anatomical outcomes for autologous retinal autograft with Finesse™ Flex Loop for failed macular holes.Indian journal of ophthalmology · 2022Article
- Refractory full thickness macular hole: current surgical management.Eye (London, England) · 2022Review
- Idiopathic Macular Hole: Algorithm for Nonsurgical Closure Based on Literature Review.Journal of ophthalmic & vision researchReview
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Abstract
PurposeThe purpose of the study was to investigate the role of ethnicity on idiopathic macular holes (IMH) structure and surgical outcome. This was a retrospective review.Patients and methodsConsecutive patients undergoing primary IMH surgery at two surgical sites of Moorfields Eye Hospital (London, UK) between April 2012 and June 2013. The main outcome measure was post surgical anatomical closure of IMH.ResultsTwo hundred and twenty two primary IMH surgeries were undertaken. A standard procedure including pars plana vitrectomy, internal limiting membrane peeling, and gas tamponade was undertaken for all cases. 61.3% of patients were Caucasian, 21.2% were South Asian, and 16% were Afro-Caribbean. The mean minimum linear diameter (MLD) for our cohort was 434.6 mcm. Mean MLD was 395.3 mcm in Caucasian patients, 490.0 mcm in South Asians (P=0.006), and 491.4 mcm in Afro-Caribbeans (P=0.007). Regression analysis demonstrated that MLD and Afro-Caribbean ethnicity were independent significant risk factors for surgical failure (OR: 1.01, P<0.001 and OR: 5.73, P=0.008, respectively).ConclusionSouth Asian and Afro-Caribbean patients present with larger IMH than Caucasians. In addition to IMH diameter, Afro-Caribbean ethnicity is an independent risk factor for surgical failure.
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