Spontaneous closure of stage III and IV idiopathic full-thickness macular holes--a two-case report.
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.
Michalewska
Zofia
Z
Klinika Okulistyczna Jasne Blonia, Ul. Rojna 90, 91-162, Lódz, Poland. zosia_n@yahoo.com
Cisiecki
Slawomir
S
Sikorski
Bartosz
B
Michalewski
Janusz
J
Kałuzny
Jakub J
JJ
Wojtkowski
Maciej
M
Nawrocki
Jerzy
J
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009887:Ophthalmoscopy; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D012167:Retinal Perforations / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence