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ArticleClinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.)2018

Risk factors for retinal breaks during macular hole surgery.

Masashi Sakamoto, Izumi Yoshida, Ryuya Hashimoto, Hidetaka Masahara, Takatoshi Maeno

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Article in Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.), 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Masashi SakamotoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Toho University Sakura Medical Center, Sakura, Japan, masashi.sakamoto@med.toho-u.ac.jp.
Izumi YoshidaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Toho University Sakura Medical Center, Sakura, Japan, masashi.sakamoto@med.toho-u.ac.jp.
Ryuya HashimotoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Toho University Sakura Medical Center, Sakura, Japan, masashi.sakamoto@med.toho-u.ac.jp.
Hidetaka MasaharaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Toho University Sakura Medical Center, Sakura, Japan, masashi.sakamoto@med.toho-u.ac.jp.
Takatoshi MaenoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Toho University Sakura Medical Center, Sakura, Japan, masashi.sakamoto@med.toho-u.ac.jp.
Toho University Medical Center Sakura Hospital · JPToho University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo identify risk factors for retinal breaks during macular hole (MH) surgery. PATIENTS AND

methodsThis retrospective, observational, comparative study included the medical records of 364 consecutive patients (382 eyes) who underwent vitrectomy for MH at Toho University Sakura Medical Center between January 2012 and May 2017. The patients comprised 135 men and 229 women with mean age 67.6±8.0 years. Six eyes with a pre-existing retinal tear treated by laser photocoagulation before MH surgery were excluded. Data on sex, age, presence or absence of lattice degeneration, axial length (measured using an IOL Master

resultsThe only item identified in logistic regression analysis with the backward elimination method to be a significant risk factor for retinal breaks during MH surgery was the presence of lattice degeneration (

conclusionOphthalmologists should be aware of the increased risk of retinal breaks during MH surgery in eyes with lattice degeneration. Intraoperative retinal breaks may be less likely to occur in eyes with lattice degeneration treated by photocoagulation preoperatively.

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iatrogenic retinal breakslattice degenerationmacular holevitrectomy

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