Third Time Spontaneous Closure of Myopic Macular Hole

Golan, Shani; Barak, Adiel

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“…Also reopening of a previously surgically or spontaneously closed MH has been described [5]. A case with multiple spontaneous opening and closure of a myopic MH was reported [6]. Nivolumab-associated uveitis (present in Case 1) has only rarely been reported to cause CME but has never been reported in association with a MH.…”

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Case Series of Recurring Spontaneous Closure of Macular Hole

Elhusseiny

Smiddy

Flynn

et al. 2019

Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine

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Macular hole can undergo spontaneous reopening and reclosure. This is a retrospective review of three patients who had spontaneous reopening and reclosure of previously spontaneously closed macular hole documented by optical coherence tomography. We report the first case of nivolumab-uveitis-associated macular hole formation. The authors hypothesize that cystoid macular edema (CME) might alter the integrity of foveal tissues or conversely the orientation of the macular hole edges and play a role in formation and resolution of a macular hole.

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Case Series of Recurring Spontaneous Closure of Macular Hole

Elhusseiny

Smiddy

Flynn

et al. 2019

Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine

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“…To date, and to the best of our knowledge, there has only been one previous report of a case of spontaneous closure and reopening of an MH with no history of previous surgery [14]. In that study, the authors reported a case of high myopia with no history of previous surgery in which the spontaneous closure and reopening of the MH occurred three times.…”

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Spontaneous disappearance and recurrence of impending macular hole: a case report

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BackgroundThere have been several reports of spontaneous closure and reopening of a macular hole, however, in most of those cases, it was observed in eyes post vitrectomy. Here, we report a case of multiple episodes of spontaneous disappearance and recurrence of impending macular hole (stage 1B macular hole) with no history of previous surgery.Case presentationA 76-year-old Japanese man presented with a primary complaint of reduced visual acuity in his right eye. On initial examination, the visual acuity in his right and left eye was 0.4 and 0.01, respectively. He had previously been diagnosed as having macular degeneration of unknown origin in his left eye. Optical coherence tomography imaging confirmed vitreomacular traction and impending macular hole in his right eye. After a 1-week follow-up period, posterior vitreous detachment was detected, and the impending macular hole appeared to be resolved. Two months later, the impending macular hole had completely disappeared and his visual acuity had improved to 0.9. Six months later, he again noticed decreased vision in his right eye. An examination revealed that his visual acuity had dropped to 0.4, and there was a recurrence of impending macular hole. An optical coherence tomography examination showed no definitive findings of vitreous traction, and, 1 month later, spontaneous disappearance was observed again and his visual acuity improved to 0.7.ConclusionsIn this case, both the initial onset and the recurrence involved impending macular hole, however, the optical coherence tomography findings differed at each examination. These findings suggest that some causes other than vitreous traction were responsible for both the spontaneous disappearance and recurrence of the impending macular hole in this present case.

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“…On follow-up at 9 months, it was observed that although the VMT had not released, the macular hole was closed and retinal detachment had regressed slightly. In 2015, Golan and Barak 12 described a highly myopic 75-year-old woman whose macular hole recurred and spontaneously closed 3 times at intervals of several months.…”

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“…Perifoveal defects in these eyes are also thought to expand due to centrifugal forces around the axis of ocular rotation. 12 Therefore, the incidence of macular holes is higher in eyes with increased axial length. 5 The depth of posterior staphyloma, which is a scleral ectasia that causes axial elongation, also affects the strength of these potential traction forces.…”

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Spontaneous Closure of Large Full-Thickness Macular Hole in a Patient with Degenerative Myopia: Case Report

Yuksel

Özdemir

Hasanreisoğlu

2021

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Macular hole is characterized by a full-thickness defect of the retinal layers in the center of the fovea and is an important cause of central vision loss. Spontaneous closure of a macular hole is rare, most often occurring in traumatic and idiopathic macular holes. In this case report, we present a 51-year-old woman with a myopic macular hole that closed spontaneously. The patient had degenerative myopia and a history of clear lens surgery and multiple laser retinopexy procedures due to retinal tear in both eyes. A macular hole was detected in her right eye, but she declined surgery and was followed up. At 66 months after presentation, bridge formation and spontaneous closure of the macular hole were observed. Spontaneous closure is extremely rare in cases of myopic macular hole, but may be seen in patients who are followed for a long time.

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Third Time Spontaneous Closure of Myopic Macular Hole

Abstract: Dynamic interaction between tensile and degenerative forces, and proliferative and reparative glial elements, may lead to hole remodeling.

Cited by 9 publications

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Case Series of Recurring Spontaneous Closure of Macular Hole

Case Series of Recurring Spontaneous Closure of Macular Hole

Spontaneous disappearance and recurrence of impending macular hole: a case report

Spontaneous Closure of Large Full-Thickness Macular Hole in a Patient with Degenerative Myopia: Case Report

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