title: Spontaneous closure of stage III and IV idiopathic full-thickness macular holes--a two-case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  To document and study the spontaneous closure of stage III and IV idiopathic full-thickness macular holes by using both optical coherence tomography (Stratus OCT) and spectral optical coherence tomography (SOCT).
  
  
  METHODS
  A two-center, two-case, observational study of stage III and IV macular holes is presented. OCT and SOCT were performed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Macular holes spontaneously resolved after 4 to 12 weeks of observation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The spontaneous closure of large idiopathic full-thickness stage III and IV macular holes is possible. We suggest that, as long as no smooth oval shape of the macular hole edges appears on the cross-sectional OCT and SOCT scans, there is still a chance for its spontaneous closure.
authors.affiliation: Klinika Okulistyczna Jasne Blonia, Ul. Rojna 90, 91-162, Lódz, Poland. zosia_n@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Zofia
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Michalewska
authors.forename: Slawomir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cisiecki
authors.forename: Bartosz
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sikorski
authors.forename: Janusz
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Michalewski
authors.forename: Jakub J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Kałuzny
authors.forename: Maciej
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wojtkowski
authors.forename: Jerzy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nawrocki
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009887:Ophthalmoscopy; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D012167:Retinal Perforations / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence