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ReviewJournal of ophthalmology2020

The Management of Lamellar Macular Holes: A Review.

Ciprian Danielescu, Horia Tudor Stanca, Florian Balta

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Review in Journal of ophthalmology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Surgical interventions for lamellar macular holes.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021
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  4. Improving morphological outcome in lamellar macular hole surgery by using highly concentrated autologous platelet-rich plasma.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2022
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  5. [Biomarkers in full-thickness and lamellar defects of the macula].Der Ophthalmologe : Zeitschrift der Deutschen Ophthalmologischen Gesellschaft · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Ciprian DanielescuDepartment of Ophthalmology, "Gr. T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iasi 700111, Romania.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1639-2921
Horia Tudor StancaDepartment of Ophthalmology, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest 020021, Romania.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2595-6319
Florian BaltaDepartment of Ophthalmology, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest 020021, Romania.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This literature review aims to provide the retina specialist with answers to patient's questions related to the management of lamellar macular holes (LMHs). Most LMHs are stable over time, but 13-21% present an anatomic decline after 18-24 months of follow-up. Nineteen point five percent of the eyes may experience a visual acuity (VA) loss of more than 5 letters after 3 years. Many surgeons choose to perform surgery when there is significant metamorphopsia or documented decline in VA over time. The typical surgery is phacovitrectomy with the epiretinal membrane and the internal limiting membrane peeling in previously phakic eyes (41.9 to 85.3% of the eyes). In the eyes that remained phakic, cataract surgery was often necessary within the first year of follow-up (19.2 to 40% of eyes). After surgery, a VA gain was recorded in 63-94% of eyes, but some eyes (between 0 and 20%) suffered some VA loss. Progression to full-thickness macular hole may occur after surgery, and thus a second surgical intervention may be needed.

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PMID32148938
PMCPMC7054780

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