Evolution of full-thickness macular hole formation in a case of myopic foveoschisis.
OBJECTIVE
To describe the evolution of a full-thickness macular hole in myopic foveoschisis.


METHODS
A 62-year-old woman with myopic foveoschisis developed a full-thickness maculare hole after 36 months. The evolution of the macular hole was observed by optical coherence tomography (Stratus OCT3).


RESULTS
During the first stages of macular hole formation, a small triangular foveolar retinal detachment, with corresponding elevation of inner segment/outer segment junction line, was observed. The retinal detachment later enlarged. A concrete intraretinal columnar structure, extending between the inner fovea's layer and the roof of foveal detachment, was observed.


CONCLUSIONS
The so-called columnar structure, detected in our case, possibly transmitted the vitreomacular traction contributing to the opening of the RD roof, the outer lamellar macular hole formation, and finally in the creation of a full-thickness macular hole.
Department of Ophthalmology, "Attikon" University Hospital, University of Athens , Athens , Greece and.
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Theodossiadis
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Eleftheriadou
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Emfietzoglou
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Grigoropoulos
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Papathanassiou
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Theodossiadis
D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009216:Myopia / Q000150:complications*; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D012167:Retinal Perforations / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D041441:Retinoschisis / Q000150:complications*; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence; D014792:Visual Acuity
Foveal detachment; foveoschisis; macular hole; myopia; optical coherence tomography