ArticleBMC ophthalmology2022
Role of intraretinal cysts in the prediction of postoperative closure and photoreceptor damages of the idiopathic full-thickness macular hole.
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- Optical Coherence Tomography Predictors of Anatomical and Functional Recovery After Macular Hole Surgery.Journal of ophthalmology · 2026Article
- Volumetric Optical Coherence Tomography Analysis of Visual and Surgical Outcomes in Patients With Full-Thickness Macular Hole.Journal of vitreoretinal diseases · 2025Article
- The impact of preoperative parameters on postoperative foveal displacement in idiopathic macular hole.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Novel Artificial Intelligence-Based Assessment of Imaging Biomarkers in Full-Thickness Macular Holes: Preliminary Data from a Pivotal Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Retinal displacement after surgery for idiopathic macular hole.International journal of ophthalmology · 2024Review
- Non-Invasive Retinal Imaging Modalities for the Identification of Prognostic Factors in Vitreoretinal Surgery for Full-Thickness Macular Holes.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
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Abstract
backgroundTo determine whether it would be effective in predicting the results of the postoperative full-thickness macular hole (FTMH) closure when intraretinal cyst (IRC) is present.
methodsCase-control study. Patients with idiopathic FTMH who underwent pars plana vitrectomy with internal limiting membrane peeling were retrospectively reviewed. Preoperative spectral-domain optical coherence tomography was undertaken in all patients. The new parameter, macular hole closing factor (MHCF) was defined as the base diameter - (arm length + IRC height) by adding IRC to the existing parameter. After surgery, patients were classified and analyzed according to the type of hole closure and the damage of photoreceptor.
resultsOf the 35 patients, 28 (80.00%) had type 1 closure and seven (20.00%) had type 2 closure. There was a significant difference in postoperative BCVA (P < 0.01), base diameter (P = 0.037), arm length (P = 0.045), and IRC height (P = 0.011) between the two groups. In the type 1 closure, they were further divided into two subgroups according to photoreceptor damage, and it was confirmed that there were significant differences in postoperative BCVA (P = 0.045), hole height (P = 0.048), and IRC height (P = 0.046) in the two subgroups. As for the new parameters, a significant difference between the three groups was confirmed (P < 0.01).
conclusionIRC may help predict hole closure along with the known horizontal parameters. Therefore, the new parameter containing both two factors can help predict not only hole closure but also damage to photoreceptors that affects postoperative visual prognosis.
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