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The Case Mix of Patients Presenting with Full-Thickness Macular Holes and Progression before Surgery: Implications for Optimum Management

Madi, HA, Dinah, C, Rees, Jon and Steel, DH (2015) The Case Mix of Patients Presenting with Full-Thickness Macular Holes and Progression before Surgery: Implications for Optimum Management. Opthalmologica, 233 (3-4). pp. 216-221. ISSN 0030-3755

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Abstract

Aims: Analysis of pre-operative spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) characteristics of full-thickness macular holes (FTMH) and effect on optimum management. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed SD-OCT characteristics of a consecutive cohort of patients waitlisted for FTMH surgery and categorized them by current evidence-based treatments. Results: Out of the 106 holes analysed, 36 were small, 40 medium and 30 large. Initially, 33 holes had vitreomacular adhesion (VMA). 41 holes were analysed for change in characteristics with a median duration of 8 weeks between the scans. The number of small or medium holes decreased from 20 to 6 and that of large holes doubled. The number of holes with VMA halved. Smaller hole size (p = 0.014) and being phakic (p = 0.048) were associated with a larger increase in size. The strongest predictor of hole progression into a different surgical management category was the presence of VMA. Conclusion: FTMH characteristics can change significantly pre-operatively and affect optimal treatment choice.

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Item ID: 6029
Identification Number: https://doi.org/10.1159/000375378
ISSN: 0030-3755
URI: http://sure.sunderland.ac.uk/id/eprint/6029
Official URL: http://www.karger.com/Article/Abstract/375378

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ORCID for Jon Rees: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-3295-244X

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Date Deposited: 26 Apr 2016 08:55
Last Modified: 05 Aug 2023 03:30

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Author: Jon Rees ORCID iD
Author: HA Madi
Author: C Dinah
Author: DH Steel

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Faculty of Health Sciences and Wellbeing
Faculty of Health Sciences and Wellbeing > School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Faculty of Health Sciences and Wellbeing > School of Psychology

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