title: Relation of posterior staphyloma in highly myopic eyes with macular hole and retinal detachment.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate whether the type of posterior staphyloma (PS) affects the development of macular hole and retinal detachment (MHRD) in high myopia.
  
  
  METHODS
  Included in this retrospective study were 28 highly myopic eyes with MHRD (MHRD group) and 47 highly myopic eyes without MHRD (control group). The presence or absence of PS and the type of PS according to the classification of Curtin, the postoperative visual acuity, and the retinal reattachment rate were investigated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The percentage of eyes with PS was significantly higher in the MHRD group than in the control group (P < 0.001). The rate of type II PS was significantly higher in the MHRD group (P = 0.01). There were no significant differences among the types of PS regarding the retinal reattachment rates and visual outcome.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Eyes with type II PS have a higher risk for the development of MHRD. However, the type of PS did not seem to affect the anatomic and visual outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Medical School, Suita, Japan. yoie@orh.go.jp.|Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka Rosai Hospital, Osaka, Japan. yoie@orh.go.jp.
authors.forename: Yoshinori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Oie
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Medical School, Suita, Japan.
authors.forename: Yasushi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ikuno
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Medical School, Suita, Japan.
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fujikado
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Medical School, Suita, Japan.
authors.forename: Yasuo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tano
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009216:Myopia / Q000150:complications*; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012167:Retinal Perforations / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014821:Vitrectomy