Surgical Management of Pediatric Macular Hole

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A 7-year-old boy with a strange foveal reflex in his left eye. Uncorrected visual acuity in that eye was 20\200 with loss of central fixation. The anterior segment appeared normal on examination. Biomicroscopy showed a full thickness macular hole with some pigment alterations, findings that were confirmed on optical coherence tomography (OCT).

Posted: 3/10/2014

Keywords:

Macular Hole

Retina

Surgical Management of Pediatric Macular Hole

A 7-year-old boy with a strange foveal reflex in his left eye. Uncorrected visual acuity in that eye was 20\200 with loss of central fixation. The anterior segment appeared normal on examination. Biomicroscopy showed a full thickness macular hole with some pigment alterations, findings that were confirmed on optical coherence tomography (OCT).

Posted: 3/10/2014

Keywords:

Macular Hole

Retina

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