title: Spontaneous closure of macular hole.
abstract: We report a case of spontaneous closure of stage-II macular hole. A 66 years old lady presented with decreased vision in her left eye for the last 3 months. Her vision was 6/18 in right eye and finger counting at 3 feet in left eye. Optical coherence tomography showed stage-II macular hole in left eye. There was attachment of vitreous at the edge of the hole. Minimal hole diameter was 119 μ. Macular hole surgery was planned. During follow-up, hole started closing spontaneously. Nine months later, the hole closed and posterior hyaloid membrane separated from the macula. Visual acuity improved to 6/24. The purpose of this case report is to show that stage-II macular hole may close spontaneously with relief of vitreomacular traction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, LRBT, Lahore.
authors.forename: Ahmad Zeeshan
authors.initials: AZ
authors.lastname: Jamil
authors.affiliation: Medical Student, The Aga Khan Medical University, Karachi.
authors.forename: Amash
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aqil
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, LRBT, Lahore.
authors.forename: Javed
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Khaliq
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, LRBT, Lahore.
authors.forename: Khurram Azam
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Mirza
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D012167:Retinal Perforations / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014792:Visual Acuity