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Observational studyRetina (Philadelphia, Pa.)2020

LAMELLAR MACULAR HOLES IN THE PRESENCE OF AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION.

Anibal Francone, Lisa Yun, Nikisha Kothari, Iris Cheng, Matthew Farajzadeh, Andrea Govetto, Jean-Pierre Hubschman

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Observational study in Retina (Philadelphia, Pa.), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. A literature review of macular holes in age-related macular degeneration: insights into the pathogenesis, prognosis and surgical outcomes.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2026
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  4. Primary Lamellar Macular Holes: To Vit or Not to Vit.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Anibal FranconeRetina Division, Stein Eye Institute, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; and.
Lisa YunRetina Division, Stein Eye Institute, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; and.
Nikisha KothariRetina Division, Stein Eye Institute, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; and.
Iris ChengRetina Division, Stein Eye Institute, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; and.
Matthew FarajzadehRetina Division, Stein Eye Institute, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; and.
Andrea GovettoOphthalmology Department, Fatebenefratelli-Oftalmico Hospital, Milan, Italy.
Jean-Pierre HubschmanRetina Division, Stein Eye Institute, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; and.
University of California, Los Angeles · USSouthern California Eye Institute · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo investigate whether age-related macular degeneration (AMD) has an influence on the prevalence and anatomical characteristics of lamellar macular holes (LMHs).

methodsClinical records and spectral-domain optical coherence tomography images of 756 eyes of 423 consecutive patients diagnosed with AMD were reviewed and analyzed. Spectral-domain optical coherence tomography was used to identify degenerative or tractional LMH subtypes and assess their morphology. The clinical and optical coherence tomography findings of AMD eyes with LMH were compared with those of a control group of eyes with LMH without AMD from a previously published report.

resultsLamellar macular holes were identified in 25 eyes of 23 patients (3.3%; 25 of 756). Seventeen of 25 eyes (68%) presented with degenerative LMH and underlying late neovascular AMD. Mean best-corrected visual acuity was worse in eyes with AMD and LMH eyes than in those with AMD and no LMH (20/230 vs. 20/98; P = 0.02). The mean outer diameter was greater in the group with degenerative LMH with concomitant AMD than in the control group of degenerative LMH without AMD (1,323.9 ± 999.1 µm vs. 905.9 ± 356.8 µm, respectively; P = 0.01).

conclusionThe incidence of degenerative LMH increased in advanced forms of AMD, whereas the presence of tractional LMH subtype may be unrelated to AMD evolution.

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Visual AcuityAged, 80 and overFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMacula LuteaMacular DegenerationMaleRetinal PerforationsRetrospective StudiesTomography, Optical Coherence

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PMID31145390
PMCPMC7242169
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