Abstract
Purpose:
To compare macular hole closure rates between phakic and non-phakic patients following sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) endotamponade and nonsupine positioning.
Methods:
Retrospective interventional case series of consecutive patients who underwent vitrectomy with internal limiting membrane peel for macular hole repair using SF6 and non-supine positioning postoperatively between August 2007 and December 2011.
Results:
The overall macular hole closure rate was 95.6% in the 45 eyes of the 41 patients included. There was no significant difference in anatomic success between phakic (26/27) and non-phakic (17/18; 16/17 pseudophakic eyes and 1/1 aphakic eye) eyes (p= 0.99).
Conclusions:
Macular hole closure rates are not significantly different in phakic and non-phakic patients following vitrectomy with ILM peel, sulfur hexafluoride endotamponade and non-supine positioning.
Keywords: 586 macular holes •
585 macula/fovea •
688 retina