Tissue remodeling in a surgically repaired macular hole.
OBJECTIVE
The authors report a case with early reopening, spontaneous closure, and delayed reopening with optical coherence tomography after successful repair to highlight the dynamic nature of tissue remodeling in surgically repaired macular holes.


METHODS
Observational case report.


RESULTS
A 62-year-old woman underwent successful surgery for Grade IV macular hole. Five weeks postoperatively, the macular hole reopened but underwent spontaneous closure at 6 months of follow-up. Nine months later, there was reopening of the macular hole, which was surgically repaired.


CONCLUSIONS
Successful macular hole repair warrants long-term observation due to the ongoing tissue remodeling.
Retinal Unit, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia.
Sumu
S
Simon
Mangala
M
Dhanapala
Jagjit S
JS
Gilhotra