title: SD-OCT imaging of idiopathic macular holes with spontaneous closure.
abstract: Spectral-domain optical coherence tomography serial changes in three cases of spontaneous closure of idiopathic macular hole at stages II, III, and IV are described. Initial and serial spectral-domain optical coherence tomography images document the progressive closure. Macular holes apparently resolved spontaneously through two different mechanisms: posterior hyaloid detachment in case 1 and a contraction of epiretinal macular membrane in cases 2 and 3. The spontaneous closure of idiopathic full-thickness macular holes may occur in any stage of idiopathic macular hole; the small size of the hole is a common feature in all cases of spontaneous closure reported.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Ophthalmology, San Filippo Neri Hospital, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Scupola
authors.forename: Alessandra C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Tiberti
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sasso
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mastrocola
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Berarducci
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bozzoni Pantaleoni
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Da Dalt
authors.forename: Emilio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Balestrazzi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000473:pathology; D012167:Retinal Perforations / Q000473:pathology*; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence / Q000379:methods*; D014792:Visual Acuity