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24.07.2019 | Retinal Disorders
Results of lamellar macular hole-associated epiretinal proliferation embedding technique for the treatment of degenerative lamellar macular hole
verfasst von:
Kosuke Takahashi, Yuki Morizane, Shuhei Kimura, Yusuke Shiode, Shinichiro Doi, Toshio Okanouchi, Ippei Takasu, Yasushi Inoue, Fumio Shiraga
Erschienen in:
Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
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Ausgabe 10/2019
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Abstract
Purpose
To investigate the outcomes of embedding lamellar hole-associated epiretinal proliferation (LHEP) into retinal cleavage for the surgical treatment of degenerative lamellar macular hole (LMH).
Methods
We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 34 consecutive eyes of degenerative LMH patients who underwent vitrectomy with LHEP embedding and who were followed up for at least 12 months. Best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), central retinal thickness (CRT), and macular structure preoperatively and at the final follow-up were compared.
Results
The mean (±SD) follow-up period was 30.0 ± 17.7 months. Twelve patients (35.3%) were men, and the mean age was 69.6 ± 10.1 years. Twenty-three eyes (67.6%) underwent simultaneous cataract surgery. BCVA was significantly improved at the final visit, from 0.31 ± 0.25 logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution units to 0.10 ± 0.25 (P < 0.01). This improvement in mean BCVA at the final postoperative visit occurred regardless of whether the eyes underwent simultaneous cataract surgery, from 0.30 ± 0.26 preoperatively to 0.04 ± 0.16 (P < 0.01) in the “with cataract surgery” group and from 0.32 ± 0.26 preoperatively to 0.21 ± 0.35 (P < 0.05) in the “without cataract surgery” group. CRT was also significantly improved at the final visit, from 123.2 ± 42.6 μm preoperatively to 191.2 ± 42.6 μm (P < 0.01). External limiting membrane and ellipsoid zone defects were detected in 17 (50.0%) and 15 (44.1%) eyes, respectively, but these were resolved in 10 (58.8%) and 7 (46.7%) eyes, respectively, at the final visit. No intraoperative or postoperative complications were observed.
Conclusions
Embedding LHEP may be an effective and safe procedure to treat degenerative LMH.