Full-thickness macular hole after lamellar macular hole surgery: a case report.
OBJECTIVE
To describe a case of full-thickness macular hole (FTMH) after vitrectomy for lamellar hole (LH).


METHODS
Case report.


RESULTS
The authors report a patient with progressive visual loss secondary to LH who developed FTMH following a vitrectomy repair. The postoperative findings as well as the clinical course after the second surgical approach are described.


CONCLUSIONS
Surgeons should be aware of this complication following LH surgical approach.
Central Lisbon Hospital Center, Faculty of Medical Sciences, NOVA University of Lisbon, Lisbon - Portugal.
Marco
M
Dutra Medeiros
Micol
M
Alkabes
Paolo
P
Nucci
João
J
Branco
D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012167:Retinal Perforations / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000502:physiology; D014821:Vitrectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*