ArticleBMC ophthalmology2017
Foveal microvasculature features of surgically closed macular hole using optical coherence tomography angiography.
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- Retinal displacement after surgery for idiopathic macular hole.International journal of ophthalmology · 2024Review
- Comparison of long-term visual and anatomical outcomes between internal limiting membrane flap and peeling techniques for macular holes with a propensity score analysis.Eye (London, England) · 2023Article
- Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography in Macular Holes Autologous Retinal Transplant.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Morphological and Functional Features in Patients with Idiopathic Macular Hole Treatment.International journal of general medicine · 2022Article
- Ultrastructural study of closed macular hole- preliminary application of a novel high magnification module combining with OCT.BMC ophthalmology · 2021Article
- Secondary Vitrectomy with Internal Limiting Membrane Plug due to Persistent Full-Thickness Macular Hole OCT-Angiography and Microperimetry Features: Case Series.Journal of ophthalmology · 2020Article
- Optical coherence tomography angiography using the black-and-white pixel binarization histogram software: a new technique for evaluating healing of macular holes in two surgical techniques.International journal of retina and vitreous · 2020Article
- Stereopsis After Unilateral Macular Hole Surgery with Internal Limiting Membrane Peeling.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2020Article
- [Foveal avascular zone and OCT angiography. An overview of current knowledge].Der Ophthalmologe : Zeitschrift der Deutschen Ophthalmologischen Gesellschaft · 2019Review
- Inner Retinal Layer and Outer Retinal Layer Findings after Macular Hole Surgery Assessed by means of Optical Coherence Tomography.Journal of ophthalmology · 2019Review
- An overview of optical coherence tomography angiography and the posterior pole.Therapeutic advances in ophthalmologyReview
- Surgical Macular Hole Closure Without a Gas Tamponade.Journal of vitreoretinal diseasesArticle
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Abstract
backgroundTo describe the features of foveal microvasculature using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) and to determine the related clinical factors in eyes with surgically closed macular hole (MH).
methodsA retrospective case series of 18 patients with unilateral MH was reviewed. The patients maintained complete hole closure after vitrectomy with inner limiting membrane (ILM) peeling for at least 12 months. The healthy fellow eyes were studied as controls. The foveal microvasculature of both eyes was examined by OCTA. The area of the foveal avascular zone (FAZ) and the vascular density (VD) ratio in the superficial and deep capillary plexuses (SCP and DCP) were determined after surgery. Several clinical factors including age, stage and dimensions of MH, papillofoveal distance, the extent of nasal displacement of the fovea after surgery, postoperative central foveal thickness, and outer-retina integrity were evaluated to determine any relationships with the OCTA parameters.
resultsThe mean FAZ area in both the SCP and DCP (0.29 ± 0.11 mm
conclusionsAfter successful MH surgery, the FAZ area in both the SCP and DCP was smaller and the VD ratio of the DCP was lower, suggesting a possible DCP vulnerability to tractional stress. As the FAZ area of the DCP in closed-MH eyes became smaller than that in the controls, the fovea was less displaced toward the optic disc, possibly reflecting a lack of retinal redundancy caused by horizontal stretching accompanied by foveal displacement.
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