Atypical presentations of macular holes
W. E. Smiddy
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami, FL 33101.
OBJECTIVE--To describe nine cases of macular holes with atypical
presentations and propose possible mechanistic explanations. SETTING--The
steps leading to typical idiopathic macular hole formation have recently
been defined. PATIENTS--Patients included seven with previous retinal
detachment and subsequent macular hole formation and two with macular hole
formation after vitrectomy for epiretinal membrane removal.
CONCLUSIONS--The occurrence of these cases may seem to contradict reported
pathogenesis schemes, but they are explainable within reported grading
schemes.
