J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.  2015 Sep;56(9):1371-1376. 10.3341/jkos.2015.56.9.1371.

The Effect of Gas Tamponade with Vitrectomy in Lamellar Macular Hole

• Lee SH
• Kim SD
• Kim YY

• KMID: 2214552
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3341/jkos.2015.56.9.1371

Abstract

PURPOSE
To investigate the effect of gas tamponade with vitrectomy for lamellar macular hole.
METHODS
This study included 18 eyes of 18 patients with lamellar macular hole who reported visual acuity loss or distorted vision. All patients underwent vitrectomy, epiretinal membrane removal and internal limiting membrane peeling. Intravitreal gas tamponade was performed only in 8 eyes of 8 patients. The patients were divided into 2 groups: 8 eyes in the gas tamponade with vitrectomy group and 10 eyes that did not receive gas tamponade in the control group. The best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and appearance based on optical coherence tomography (OCT) were obtained retrospectively.
RESULTS
Epiretinal membranes were observed in all cases. Average visual acuity of the gas tamponade group improved from log MAR 0.50 +/- 0.24 to log MAR 0.25 +/- 0.14 (p = 0.041). In the control group, average visual acuity improved from log MAR 0.53 +/- 0.36 to log MAR 0.32 +/- 0.28 (p = 0.041), however, no significant difference was observed in visual acuity between the 2 groups (p = 0.584). Anatomical closure or normalized foveal contour after surgery was confirmed in 6 of 8 eyes in the gas tamponade group and in 7 of 10 eyes in the control group. No significant difference between the 2 groups was observed (p = 1.00).
CONCLUSIONS
Gas tamponade combined with vitrectomy for lamellar macular hole did not affect postoperative anatomical and functional recovery.

Keyword

Gas tamponade; Lamellar macular hole; Vitrectomy

MeSH Terms

Epiretinal Membrane
Humans
Membranes
Retinal Perforations*
Retrospective Studies
Tomography, Optical Coherence
Visual Acuity
Vitrectomy*

Figure

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  Figure 1. Preoperative parameters of spectral-domain optical coherence tomography. The green arrow indicates the opening diameter of the lamellar macular hole; the yellow arrow in-dicates the internal splitting of the lamellar macular hole; the red arrow indicates the foveal outer retina thickness at the base from the internal limiting membrane to the posterior boundary of the cone outer segment tip line.

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  Figure 2. Changes in the foveal contour after surgery. Case 1: (A) Preoperative fundus photograph shows a lamellar macular hole (LMH). (B) Postoperative fundus photograph does not show any apparent LMH. (C) Preoperative spec-tral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) shows a LMH. (D) Postoperative SD-OCT shows a regular fo-veal contour. Case 8: (E) Preoperative fundus photograph shows a LMH. (F) Postoperative fundus photograph shows the reddish appearance of the oval-shaped fovea. (G) Preoperative SD-OCT shows a LMH. (H) Postoperative SD-OCT shows a foveal appearance resembling a pseudohole.

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