title: Outcome of macular hole surgery in diabetic patients with nonproliferative retinopathy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the outcome of macular hole surgery in a diabetic population with no evidence of proliferative retinopathy.
  
  
  METHODS
  This is a retrospective chart review of 183 patients (194 eyes) undergoing pars plana vitrectomy for an idiopathic macular hole.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The anatomic closure rate for the diabetic patients without proliferative retinopathy was 93.8% (15/16), compared with 94.9% (169/178) for nondiabetic patients. A best corrected visual acuity of 20/50 or greater was obtained in 50% of diabetic patients (8/16), compared to 58.4% of nondiabetic patients (104/178). There was no difference in postoperative complications between the two groups.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The anatomic closure rate and visual outcome after macular hole surgery in diabetic patients without proliferative retinopathy is comparable to that of nondiabetic patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
authors.forename: Blake A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Cooper
authors.forename: Gaurav K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: Thomas G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Sheidow
authors.forename: Kevin J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Blinder
authors.forename: M Gilbert
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Grand
mesh_terms: D048909:Diabetes Complications; D003930:Diabetic Retinopathy / Q000601:surgery*; D005466:Fluorocarbons / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D016684:Prone Position; D012167:Retinal Perforations / Q000601:surgery*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013459:Sulfur Hexafluoride / Q000008:administration & dosage; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014821:Vitrectomy / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D005466:Fluorocarbons; C042852:perflutren; D013459:Sulfur Hexafluoride