Spontaneous Disappearance of A Traumatic Macular Hole.
- Author:
Kyoung Soo NA
1
;
Dong Nam BYUN
;
Hi Mo YOON
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine Chosun University, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Macular hole;
epiretinal membrane
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Epiretinal Membrane;
Fluorescein;
Follow-Up Studies;
Humans;
Retinal Detachment;
Retinal Perforations*;
Visual Acuity
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
1991;32(2):214-218
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A Macular hole may change in size of the hole; may increase in size with time and an epiretinal membrane may form. Rarely, a rhegmatogenous retinal detachment may occur with time and long term visual acuity usually remains stable or progressively worse. But to our knowledge spontaneous disappearance of a macular hole caused by development of an epiretinal membrane with improvement in vision rarely occurs. The traumatic, full-thickness macular hole in a 15-year-old man during 3 month follow-up period, changed its biomicroscopic appearance and fluorescein angiographic finding. Furthermore, visual acuity showed some improvement. The authors believe this spontaneous disappearance of macular hole is probably occured as a result of epiretinal membrane formation.
