Outcomes of surgery for idiopathic macular hole: a case-control study comparing silicone oil with gas tamponade.
OBJECTIVE
To compare outcomes of macular hole surgery using silicone oil with C3F8 gas tamponade.


METHODS
A retrospective case-control study of patients who underwent macular hole surgery for stage 2, 3, or 4 macular holes.


RESULTS
Forty-six eyes of 44 patients underwent macular hole surgery involving injection of silicone oil (23 cases) or gas tamponade (23 controls). Anatomic closure occurred in 19 (82.6%) cases and 20 (86.9%) controls. Visual acuity improved to 20/70 or better in 4 (17.3%) of the cases and in 17 (73%) of the controls.


CONCLUSIONS
In the current study of macular hole surgery, outcomes were better among patients with gas tamponade.
Couvillion
Stephen S
SS
Department of Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA.
Smiddy
William E
WE
Flynn
Harry W
HW
Eifrig
Charles W G
CW
Gregori
Giovanni
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D000368:Aged; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D005466:Fluorocarbons / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012167:Retinal Perforations / Q000145:classification / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012827:Silicone Oils / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000502:physiology; D014821:Vitrectomy
D005466:Fluorocarbons; D012827:Silicone Oils; C073608:perfluorooctane