High myopia predicts failure in macular hole closure surgery

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Does High Myopia Predict Failure in Macular Hole Surgery?

Posted By Dr. Ari Weitzner On January 24, 2011 @ 5:05 am In Research,Retina | Comments Disabled

From the American Journal of Ophthalmology comes a study finding that axial length of 30mm and greater was associated with a macular hole repair success rate of zero (!) compared to 26-30 mm (92%). It was 73 % in 26mm and greater eyes, compared to 100% in those 26mm or less.

The study was small- 52 eyes, but one can certainly see a trend here, and that should be taken into account when discussing risks and benefits.

Read the full abstract ^[1].

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[1] Read the full abstract: http://www.ajo.com/article/S0002-9394(10)00533-7/abstract

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