Pars plana vitrectomy with silicone oil tamponade as primary treatment of myopic foveoschisis with high risk for macular hole
- Author:
Patrick A. Santiago MD
1
;
Julia Mercedes C. Villalva MD
1
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords: myopic foveoschisis; myopic traction maculopathy; vitrectomy with silicone oil; ILM peeling with fovea sparing
- MeSH: pathologic myopia
- From: Philippine Journal of Ophthalmology 2023;48(1):24-28
- CountryPhilippines
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Objective:This small case series demonstrated pars plana vitrectomy and silicone tamponade without internal
limiting membrane (ILM) peeling to be a simple, safe, and effective surgical technique for the treatment of myopic traction maculopathy (MTM).
Methods:This is a small case series consisting of 3 eyes with MTM. In all eyes, pars plana vitrectomy with silicone oil tamponade was performed by a single vitreoretinal surgeon. Functional and anatomic outcomes are reported.
Results:All 3 eyes had improved visual acuity with no noted short-term complications such as iatrogenic macular hole and retinal detachment. Although foveoschisis was only partly anatomically resolved in 2 out of the 3 cases, functional outcome, in terms of visual acuity at last visit, was satisfactory.
Conclusion:Vitrectomy with silicone oil tamponade without ILM peeling is a simple, effective, and safe optional surgical technique to treat MTM. - Full text:005-ORIGINAL-RESEARCH_PJO-JAN-JUN2023-VILLALVA_24-28_V2.pdf
