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Traction-induced foveal damage predisposes eyes with pre-existing posterior vitreous detachment to idiopathic macular hole formation.
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Eye . Jun2012, Vol. 26 Issue 6, p792-795. 4p. - Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- AimTo propose a new mechanism for the development of idiopathic macular hole in the setting of pre-existing posterior vitreous detachment (PVD).MethodsPatients were examined clinically with fundus contact lens biomicroscopy and high-definition optical coherence tomography (OCT) was used to characterize the structural changes in the fovea following PVD.ResultsTwo patients presented with vitreofoveal separation and were found by high-definition OCT to have subtle foveal disruption and irregularity of the foveal contour with no evidence of a full thickness macular hole. Sequential examination of these patients demonstrated delayed formation of idiopathic macular hole.ConclusionTraction-induced inner foveal damage occurring before or coincident with spontaneous vitreofoveal separation destabilizes the fovea and predisposes some eyes to delayed macular hole formation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0950222X
- Volume :
- 26
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Eye
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 76514081
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1038/eye.2012.21