ArticleIndian journal of ophthalmology2021
Anatomical and functional outcomes one year after vitrectomy and retinal massage for large macular holes.
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- Simple Superior Inverted Flap Technique with Extended Internal Limiting Membrane Peeling for the Treatment of Large Macular Holes.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2026Article
- Macular Hole Surgery as a Historical Perspective.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2024Article
- A three-step approach to close refractory persistent macular holes: a releasing-closing-tapping approach.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2023Article
- 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
- Erratum: Anatomical and functional outcomes one year after vitrectomy and retinal massage for large macular holes.Indian journal of ophthalmology · 2022Article
- Response to comment on: Anatomical and functional outcomes one year after vitrectomy and retinal massage for large macular holes.Indian journal of ophthalmology · 2021Article
- Comment on: Anatomical and functional outcomes one year after vitrectomy and retinal massage for large macular holes.Indian journal of ophthalmology · 2021Article
- Response to comment on: Anatomical and functional outcomes one year after vitrectomy and retinal massage for large macular holes.Indian journal of ophthalmology · 2021Article
- Comment on: Anatomical and functional outcomes one year after vitrectomy and retinal massage for large macular holes.Indian journal of ophthalmology · 2021Article
- Novel surgical technique for macular holes with basal diameter >1000 μ.Taiwan journal of ophthalmologyArticle
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Abstract
Purpose: The aim of this study was to report results of macular hole closure, visual benefit and longitudinal changes in foveal architecture over 1 year following macular hole surgery with retinal massage. Methods: Records of patients with full thickness macular hole (FTMH) with minimum basal diameter of 550 μ who underwent vitrectomy, internal limiting membrane (ILM) peeling and retinal massage were drawn up. Retinal massage was performed after dye assisted ILM peeling, using a 27G flute needle with a long and soft silicone tip under air in a centripetal direction around the FTMH. At the end, 10% C Results: Forty-one eyes of 41 patients with a mean age of 70.4 ± 6.9 years were included. The mean preoperative vision was 0.99 ± 0.07 logMAR and mean maximum basal diameter of the FTMH was 835 ± 208 μ. Macular hole closure was seen in all patients at 1-month follow up. The BCVA improved to 0.5 ± 0.1 log MAR at 6 months (P < 0.001) and then stabilized. The U shaped closure was the commonest pattern (n = 22, 54%), followed by V-shaped closure (n = 16, 39%) while irregular closure was seen in 3 eyes (7%). Conclusion: Retinal massage after ILM peeling is a very simple, and as yet under-utilized manoeuvre that may improve hole closure rates and lead to potentially greater improvement in vision compared to existing techniques for large holes.
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