title: Spontaneous closure of traumatic macular holes.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To present a series of cases with spontaneous closure of traumatic macular hole.
  
  
  METHODS
  Case series.
  
  
  METHODS
  Six eyes of 6 patients with traumatic macular hole.
  
  
  METHODS
  The characteristics of eyes with macular hole secondary to blunt trauma in which the macular hole closed spontaneously without surgical manipulation were reviewed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Patient age range was 13 to 55 years. There were 4 full-thickness and 2 lamellar macular holes. Spontaneous closure occurred after 1 to 6 months of observation. Best corrected visual acuity improved in 5 eyes and remained unchanged in the other eye.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Spontaneous closure of traumatic macular holes may occur within 6 months after initial presentation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Eye Research Center, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Hooshang
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Faghihi
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Eye Research Center, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Fariba
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ghassemi
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Eye Research Center, Rassoul Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Electronic address: drghasemi@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Khalil Ghasemi
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Falavarjani
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Eye Research Center, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Ghasem
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Saeedi Anari
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Eye Research Center, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Mona
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Safizadeh
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Eye Research Center, Rassoul Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Kourosh
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shahraki
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D012160:Retina / Q000293:injuries*; D012167:Retinal Perforations / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000502:physiology; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D055815:Young Adult