Spontaneous reopening of a spontaneously closed macular hole.
OBJECTIVE
To report a case of spontaneous reopening after spontaneous closure of a full-thickness macular hole.


METHODS
Observational case report. Retrospective clinical practice case review.


RESULTS
A 57-year-old man with a full-thickness macular hole in his left eye developed spontaneous closure for 1.5 years with improved vision, followed by spontaneous reopening of the hole with loss of vision. Surgical repair resulted in repeat closure and recovery of 20/20 visual acuity.


CONCLUSIONS
Spontaneous reopening, which occasionally occurs after surgical closure of macular holes, can also occur after spontaneous closure of a macular hole.
Kokame
Gregg T
GT
Division of Ophthalmology, Department of Surgery, University of Hawaii School of Medicine, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. retinahi@aol.com
McCauley
Matthew B
MB
D005466:Fluorocarbons / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D012167:Retinal Perforations / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013459:Sulfur Hexafluoride / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014821:Vitrectomy
D005466:Fluorocarbons; C042852:perflutren; D013459:Sulfur Hexafluoride