Author(s): Dutra Medeiros, M ; Alkabes, M ; Nucci, P ; Branco, J
Date: 2015
Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.17/2767
Origin: Repositório do Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central, EPE
Subject(s): Aged; Humans; Male; Retinal Perforations; Tomography, Optical Coherence; Treatment Outcome; Vision Disorders; Visual Acuity; Vitrectomy; CHLC OFT
PURPOSE: To describe a case of full-thickness macular hole (FTMH) after vitrectomy for lamellar hole (LH). METHODS: Case report. RESULTS: The authors report a patient with progressive visual loss secondary to LH who developed FTMH following a vitrectomy repair. The postoperative findings as well as the clinical course after the second surgical approach are described. CONCLUSIONS: Surgeons should be aware of this complication following LH surgical approach.
