DOI: 10.1097/icb.0000000000001946 ISSN: 1935-1089

Spontaneous Closure of a Macular Hole Secondary to Paracentral Acute Middle Maculopathy After Vitrectomy for Retinal Detachment

Mustafa Hepokur, Nursena Arslan

Purpose:

To report a case of spontaneous closure of a macular hole secondary to paracentral acute middle maculopathy (PAMM) following vitrectomy for retinal detachment.

Methods:

Case report

Results:

A 67-year-old female patient with a history of rheumatoid arthritis, hypertension, and peripheral vascular occlusive disease underwent pars plana vitrectomy for retinal detachment. Following surgery, a parafoveal grayish lesion was observed on color fundus photography, and optical coherence tomography revealed a band-like hyperreflective lesion in the inner nuclear layer. A macular hole secondary to PAMM also developed in the patient and was closed spontaneously.

Conclusion:

This report describes spontaneous closure of a macular hole secondary to PAMM following vitrectomy for retinal detachment. The possibility of this complication should be considered, especially in patients presenting with systemic risk factors.

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