Reorganization of Photoreceptor Layer on Optical Coherence Tomography Concurrent with Visual Improvement after Macular Hole Surgery
Korean Journal of Ophthalmology
;
: 137-142, 2008.
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in English
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ABSTRACT
To report three cases in which reorganization of the photoreceptor layer on optical coherence tomography (OCT) was concurrent with long-term visual recovery after macular hole surgery. Serial OCT scans of three eyes in which visual acuity continued to improve for 1 or more years after successful macular hole surgery were reviewed. Case 1. At postoperative four weeks, visual acuity was 20/100 with disorganized photoreceptor layer on OCT. The photoreceptor layer had been reorganized and visual acuity had improved to 20/25 by 1 year. Case 2. Two weeks after the operation, visual acuity was 20/125 and disorganization of the photoreceptor layer was noted. Visual acuity improved to 20/50 by four months. The photoreceptor layer had been partly reorganized and had appearance of a broken line. Visual acuity had improved to 20/40 and the photoreceptor layer had been reorganized further with a residual defect on OCT by 15 months. Case 3. Visual acuity at two weeks was 20/100. OCT revealed disorganization of the photoreceptor layer. Six months after the operation, the partly reorganized photoreceptor layer appeared as a broken line and visual acuity had reached 20/80. Visual acuity had improved further to 20/40 by 1 year, concurrent with improved organization of the photoreceptor layer. The reorganization of the photoreceptor layer plays a part in long-term improvement of visual acuity after macular hole surgery.
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Main subject:
Regeneration
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Retinal Perforations
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Basement Membrane
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Vitrectomy
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Visual Acuity
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Photoreceptor Cells, Vertebrate
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Tomography, Optical Coherence
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Korean Journal of Ophthalmology
Year:
2008
Type:
Article
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