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Microholes of the macula
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Microholes of the macula

C V Reddy, J C Folk and R M Feist
Archives of ophthalmology (1960), Vol.114(4), pp.413-416
04/1996
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.1996.01100130409007
PMID: 8602777

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Abstract

To describe the clinical syndrome of microholes of the macula. Fourteen patients with acute symptoms caused by full-thickness microholes of the macula. Patients with macular microholes had the acute onset of central scotoma with mild to moderate visual acuity loss. Examination revealed a detachment of the vitreous over the fovea, often with an operculum or a total posterior vitreous detachment, and a sharply demarcated, 50- to 133-micrometer round hole in the center of the macula. On follow-up, all patients had a stable or improved scotoma and visual acuity. Macular microholes appear to be caused by an acute detachment of the vitreous from the fovea and can be distinguished from Gass stage 2 idiopathic macular holes.
Acute Disease Follow-Up Studies Eye Diseases - complications Humans Middle Aged Male Visual Acuity Scotoma - etiology Ultrasonography Vitreous Body - pathology Adult Female Retinal Perforations - etiology Aged Retinal Perforations - pathology Eye Diseases - diagnostic imaging Fundus Oculi Macula Lutea - pathology Vision Disorders - etiology

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