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ArticleDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Functional and Anatomical Outcomes of Pars Plana Vitrectomy for Lamellar Macular Hole: Long-Term Follow-Up.

Fabrizio Giansanti, Cristina Nicolosi, Giuseppe Ruben Barbera, Giulio Vicini, Flavia Lucarelli, Edoardo Traniello Gradassi, Vittoria Murro, Gianni Virgili, Daniela Bacherini

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Fabrizio GiansantiEye Clinic, Neuromuscular and Sense Organs Department, Careggi University Hospital, Largo Brambilla 3, 50134 Florence, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4107-2807
Cristina NicolosiEye Clinic, Neuromuscular and Sense Organs Department, Careggi University Hospital, Largo Brambilla 3, 50134 Florence, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7384-3717
Giuseppe Ruben BarberaEye Clinic, Neuromuscular and Sense Organs Department, Careggi University Hospital, Largo Brambilla 3, 50134 Florence, Italy.ORCID 0009-0007-8079-0063
Giulio ViciniDepartment of Neurosciences, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health, University of Florence, 50134 Florence, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7646-7422
Flavia LucarelliEye Clinic, Neuromuscular and Sense Organs Department, Careggi University Hospital, Largo Brambilla 3, 50134 Florence, Italy.
Edoardo Traniello GradassiEye Clinic, Neuromuscular and Sense Organs Department, Careggi University Hospital, Largo Brambilla 3, 50134 Florence, Italy.
Vittoria MurroEye Clinic, Neuromuscular and Sense Organs Department, Careggi University Hospital, Largo Brambilla 3, 50134 Florence, Italy.
Gianni VirgiliEye Clinic, Neuromuscular and Sense Organs Department, Careggi University Hospital, Largo Brambilla 3, 50134 Florence, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9960-2989
Daniela BacheriniEye Clinic, Neuromuscular and Sense Organs Department, Careggi University Hospital, Largo Brambilla 3, 50134 Florence, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7578-7563

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backgroundTo investigate functional and anatomical outcomes after pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) for lamellar macular hole (LMH) with a long-term follow-up.

methodsAn interventional study on 14 patients (16 eyes) with LMH was conducted. The inclusion criteria included a minimum 36-month follow-up after PPV. The preoperative and postoperative best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and spectral domain optical coherence tomography parameters were examined.

resultsPreoperatively, the mean BCVA was 0.46 ± 0.22 LogMAR. Epiretinal proliferation (ERP) was visible in 81.25% of eyes. Outer retinal disruption was present in 31.25% of LMH cases. The average central foveal thickness (CFT) measured 183.68 ± 61.73 microns. The mean BCVA improved at each follow-up time point: it was 0.24 ± 0.16 LogMAR at 1 month, 0.18 ± 0.15 LogMAR at 6 months, and 0.09 ± 0.11 LogMAR at the last follow-up. There was a statistically significant improvement between BCVA at 1 month and BCVA at 6 months and between BCVA at 6 months and BCVA at the last follow-up (

conclusionsIn our series, PPV had a high success rate and was associated with a substantial functional improvement in LMH treatment, and this result was maintained and kept increasing until the last follow-up. Long-term follow-up is crucial for a comprehensive evaluation of the healing process and to assess the benefits of the surgical intervention.

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anatomical outcomesfunctional outcomeslamellar macular holemacular surgerypars plana vitrectomy

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