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Harit K. Bhatt, MD; James A. Goodwin, MD

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Vitreoretinal surgery inherently contains some of the most challenging surgical cases in ophthalmology. Owing to the complex nature of these surgical cases, several complications can arise. We describe an outcome of macular hole repair not previously reported to our knowledge.

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An 80-year-old woman had a stage 3 macular hole in the left eye. Her ocular history included pseudophakia bilaterally and glaucoma controlled with timolol. The level of glaucomatous damage was not quantified and was noted as advanced per the referring physician. One month after the initial diagnosis, the patient was taken to the operating room and had repair of the macular hole with injection of perfluoropropane gas. The amount and concentration of gas injected were not provided by the primary retinal surgeon. There were no complications during the case. The postoperative intraocular pressure was 25 mm Hg OS. The patient was instructed . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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