title: Early closure of macular hole secondary to rhegmatogenous retinal detachment with internal limiting membrane peeling.
abstract: The authors report rapid closure of macular holes secondary to rhegmatogenous retinal detachment with internal limiting membrane peeling. Four patients with macular hole and macula-off rhegmatogenous retinal detachment underwent belt buckling, vitrectomy, and silicone oil tamponade. The internal limiting membrane was removed using trypan blue dye. Preoperative visual acuity ranged from hand motions to 4/60. Optical coherence tomography was performed preoperatively and postoperatively on day 1 and at each visit. One day postoperatively, the retina was attached and macular holes were closed. Follow-up ranged from 6 to 12 months (mean: 9.5 months). Visual acuity improved significantly in all patients.
authors.affiliation: Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Dhananjay
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Shukla
authors.forename: Anand
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rajendran
authors.forename: Rajkumar
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Maheshwari
authors.forename: Kannan B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Naresh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001485:Basement Membrane / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D012167:Retinal Perforations / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D012591:Scleral Buckling; D012827:Silicone Oils / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence; D014821:Vitrectomy
chemical_list: D012827:Silicone Oils