title: [The analysis of morphological and functional macular changes after surgical treatment of idiopathic macular hole--the single centre experience].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  to evaluate morphological and functional macular changes after surgical treatment of idiopathic macular hole.
  
  
  METHODS
  a retrospective study included 25 patients (30 eyes) who underwent surgery for idiopathic macular hole. Male patients constituted 27% and female patients 73% of the study group. Mean age was 67 years. All patients underwent pars plana vitrectomy with internal limiting membrane peeling and gas tamponade (C3F8 or SF6). We evaluated age, sex, best corrected visual acuity as well a optical coherence tomography scans prior to surgery and postoperatively. The mean follow-up was 6 months.
  
  
  RESULTS
  the mean preoperative best corrected visual acuity was 0.15 in Snellen charts (≤ 0.1 - 13 eyes, > 0.1 - 17 eyes) and it increased to 0.5 postoperatively. Five eyes were preoperatively classified as stage 2 Gass scale, 13 eyes as stage 3 and 13 eyes as stage 4. Postoperatively, 25 eyes were assorted as "U" shaped and 5 as "V" shape closure.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  surgical treatment of macular hole with pars plana vitrectomy significantly improves macular function measured by the best corrected visual acuity. The "U" shaped closure of macular hole promotes better visual outcomes.
authors.forename: Monika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jasielska
authors.forename: Paweł
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bieliński
authors.forename: Joanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tomaszewska
authors.forename: Elzbieta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Jarosławska
authors.forename: Jerzy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mackiewicz
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008266:Macula Lutea / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011184:Postoperative Period; D011379:Prognosis; D012167:Retinal Perforations / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014821:Vitrectomy