Macular holes have been described in association with benign vascular tumours of the retina. However, their successful treatment has not been reported. A 57-year-old woman presented with a 3-month ...

To compare the structural changes, clinical course, and treatment outcomes of vertical and horizontal vitreomacular traction (VMT) induced impending macular holes (IMHs) and full-thickness macular ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Previous unsuccessful topical therapy does not affect outcomes in patients who undergo surgical macular hole ...

Facedown positioning following surgery is not more likely to close large (≥400 mcm) macular holes compared with seating faced forward, according to a study published in JAMA Ophthalmology. However, ...

Transplanted human stem cells successfully repaired macular holes in monkey models of the disorder. This is according to a new study from researchers at the Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research at ...

An inverted internal limiting membrane flap technique for the treatment of large macular holes offered a higher incidence of type 1 closure with improved functional outcomes compared with the standard ...

Japanese researchers have successfully used a transplant of human stem cells to close a hole in a key part of a monkey's retina. They say the achievement could pave the way for better treatment of ...

Medicated drops may help close small macular holes over a two- to eight-week period, allowing some people to avoid surgery to fix the vision problem, a new study suggests. The findings, based on a ...

Among retina surgeons, there is an ongoing debate around the value and necessity of face-down positioning after macular hole surgery. Historically, patients with macular hole surgery would be ...

PLATTSBURGH — According to the National Eye Institute, a macular hole is a small break in the macula, located in the center of the eye’s light-sensitive tissue called the retina. The macula provides ...

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - Geographic atrophy affects approximately one million people in the United States and is commonly associated with both dry and wet macular degeneration. Now a new treatment is ...