title: Closure of chronic macular holes using passive aspiration to the edges of the macular hole.
abstract: Full-thickness macular holes are characterized by central dehiscence of neurosensory tissue and a reduction in visual acuity. According to Gass (1) and then Johnson and Gass, (2) full-thickness macular holes are caused by progressive vitreous cortex condensation, resulting in tangential traction with centrifugal displacement of photoreceptor elements at the fovea.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology Tulane University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112-2699, USA.
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Peyman
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Cheema
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Conway
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures; D012167:Retinal Perforations / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014792:Visual Acuity