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ArticleTherapeutic advances in ophthalmology

Prognostic factors affecting macular hole closure types.

Gülşah Gümüş, Gökhan Demir, Beril Tülü Aygün, Ali Demircan, Zeynep Alkın, Onur Öztornacı

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Article in Therapeutic advances in ophthalmology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Gülşah GümüşDr. Ersin Arslan Training and Research Hospital, Eyupoglu, Hurriyet Cd. No: 40, Sahinbey, 27010 Gaziantep, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1954-2400
Gökhan DemirUniversity of Health Sciences, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Beril Tülü AygünUniversity of Health Sciences, Beyoğlu Eye Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Ali DemircanUniversity of Health Sciences, Beyoğlu Eye Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Zeynep AlkınDepartment of Ophthalmology, Dünyagöz Etiler Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Onur ÖztornacıBiostatistics Department, Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey.
Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi · TRDünyagöz Hospital · TRGaziantep Children's Hospital · TRMersin Üniversitesi · TR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeIn this study, we aimed to evaluate the relationship between macular hole closure types assessed by optical coherence tomography (OCT) and the preoperative prognostic factors. MATERIALS AND

methodsIn total, 183 patients who underwent pars plana vitrectomy and internal limiting membrane peeling for idiopathic macular hole between August 2014 and August 2019 were reviewed retrospectively. The preoperative measurements of the macular hole including minimum linear diameter (MLD), basal hole diameter (BHD) and hole height (HH) were measured on OCT images. The patients were divided into two closure types on the basis of postoperative OCT findings (type 1 closure: retinal edges were flat and there was no defect of the neurosensory retina on the fovea; type 2 closure: retinal edges were flat and there was a defect of the neurosensory retina on the fovea). The difference of prognostic factors such as age; duration of symptoms; preoperative best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA); preoperative macular hole measurements, including MLD, BHD and HH; and rate of reopening between two types were statistically analysed.

resultsThe mean age of patients was 66.33 ± 8.09 years (range: 48-88 years). According to OCT imaging, 117 eyes (63.9%) were classified into the type 1 closure group, and 66 eyes (36.1%) were classified into the type 2 closure group. There were no significant differences between two groups in age, duration of symptoms and preoperative BCVA (

conclusionPreoperative horizontal measurements of macular hole may help to determine postoperative visual expectations and anatomical success, and predict the possibility of reopening.

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macular holemacular hole measurementsoptic coherence tomographypars plana vitrectomy

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