title: Successful surgical repair and good visual outcome of a recurrent macular hole of seven years duration.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report anatomical closure and visual improvement in a patient with seven-year history of recurrent macular hole.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 68-year-old woman underwent vitrectomy and silicone oil tamponade for a seven-year old recurrent macular hole.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Macular hole closed and visual acuity improved form 20/400 to 20/60 at 12 months follow-up.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The eyes with very-long standing macular holes may be considered for surgery. Predictors of successful visual outcome after surgery in very-long standing macular holes should be studied in larger series.
authors.affiliation: Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Oz
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Akduman
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008266:Macula Lutea / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012167:Retinal Perforations / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D055502:Secondary Prevention; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014821:Vitrectomy / Q000379:methods