BACKGROUND We present a case of a macular hole formation and its spontaneous closure after vitrectomy for vitreomacular traction. To our knowledge, it is the first description of spontaneous closure of the macular hole after vitrectomy for vitreomacular traction. CASE PRESENTATION A 78-year-old woman presented decreased visual acuity and metamorphopsia in the right eye due to vitreomacular tr...

The aim of present study was to analyze early postoperative changes in the macular area using optical coherence tomography (OCT) after uncomplicated glaucoma filtration surgery. This prospective study included 32 patients (34 eyes) with open-angle glaucoma, which underwent trabeculectomy with or without use of mitomycin C. Exclusion criteria were macular edema, uveitis, age-related macular dege...

Purpose: To report a quick reopening of a spontaneously closed full thickness macular hole. Design: Case report. Methods: A 68-year-old patient with stage III full thickness idiopathic macular hole in one eye was followed up for thirteen months with fundus photography and optical coherence tomography (OCT). Results: Twelve days after the first examination, that detected the macular hole, OCT sc...

BACKGROUND Acute severe postoperative endophthalmitis may lead to severe vision loss. The aim of this study was the analysis of macular microstructure imaged by spectral domain optical coherence tomography in patients after pars plana vitrectomy due to postcataract endophthalmitis. METHODS A cross sectional study was carried out in 17 patients who had cataract surgery in both eyes and underwe...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of uneventful phacoemulsification on the morphology and thickness of the macula, the submacular choroid, and the peripapillary choroid. METHODS In 14 eyes from 14 patients, retinal macular thickness, choroidal submacular thickness, and choroidal peripapillary thickness were measured preoperatively and at one week and one month after ...

PURPOSE To determine the efficacy of intravitreal triamcinolone injections (iv TA) for diffuse persistent diabetic macular oedema (DMO) based on the functional parameter of modification in best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and the anatomic parameter of quantitative changes in central macular thickness, as determined by optical coherence tomography (OCT). The secondary outcome is to analyse th...

INTRODUCTION Diabetic macular edema (DME) is a common cause of visual acuity deterioration among patients with diabetes. Laser photocoagulation still remains the most common treatment of DME and diabetic retinopathy. OBJECTIVES The aim of the study was to assess mean central retinal sensitivity among patients with DME before and after laser photocoagulation treatment. Additionally, we estimat...

PURPOSE To study the evolution of idiopathic epiretinal membrane (IERM) as examined by optical coherence tomography (OCT) in the 1-mm-diameter circle centered on the fovea. METHODS In a case series study 71 subjects (71 eyes) with idiopathic epiretinal membrane and macular thickness greater than 220-/+10 micro m were evaluated by OCT. The fellow healthy eye of 52 patients was used as the cont...

OBJECTIVE We set out to assess the dynamics of retinal injury after acute optic neuritis (ON) and their association with clinical visual outcomes. METHODS Thirty-one consecutive patients with acute ON were prospectively analyzed over a 6-month follow-up period. Each month, we used optical coherence tomography (OCT) to assess the thickness of peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (pRNFL) and...