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ArticleAmerican journal of ophthalmology case reports2024

Macular hole with retinal pigment epithelium tear after anti-VEGF therapy in an eye with neovascular age-related macular degeneration.

Tomoko Ando, Masaomi Kubota, Tsutomu Yasukawa, Taishi Miyase, Kiyona Ishiguro, Yuya Esaki, Aki Kato, Satoko Kokuzawa, Yoshio Hirano, Hirokazu Sakaguchi

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Article in American journal of ophthalmology case reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Acute and delayed full thickness macular holes in patients with intravitreal VEGF-inhibitors therapy.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Tomoko AndoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu-shi, Gifu, 501-1194, Japan.
Masaomi KubotaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu-shi, Gifu, 501-1194, Japan.
Tsutomu YasukawaDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.
Taishi MiyaseDepartment of Ophthalmology, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu-shi, Gifu, 501-1194, Japan.
Kiyona IshiguroDepartment of Ophthalmology, Ogaki Tokushukai Hospital, Ogaki, Gifu, Japan.
Yuya EsakiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Ogaki Tokushukai Hospital, Ogaki, Gifu, Japan.
Aki KatoDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.
Satoko KokuzawaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu-shi, Gifu, 501-1194, Japan.
Yoshio HiranoDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.
Hirokazu SakaguchiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu-shi, Gifu, 501-1194, Japan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: To report a case of a full-thickness macular hole (FTMH) associated with a retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) tear after anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) therapy for neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nvAMD), which was successfully closed by vitreous surgery. Observations: A 73-year-old man with nvAMD in the right eye received an intravitreal aflibercept injection due to enlarged pigment epithelial detachment. However, 2 days after the third injection, the patient experienced a sudden decline in vision. An FTMH with a tear in the underlying RPE was detected. The FTMH was closed using vitrectomy combined with the inverted internal limiting membrane (ILM) flap technique. Conclusions and Importance: Our case highlights a rare complication of both an FTMH and an RPE tear after anti-VEGF therapy. Vitrectomy, with the inverted ILM flap technique, proved effective in closing the FTMH despite the complexity of the case.

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Age-related macular degenerationAnti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapyMacular holePigment epithelial detachmentRetinal pigment epithelial tear

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PMID39149619
PMCPMC11324838

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