Spontaneous Disappearance of A Traumatic Macular Hole.

Na, Kyoung Soo; Byun, Dong Nam; Yoon, Hi Mo

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1991;32(2):214-218.
Published online February 1, 1991.

Spontaneous Disappearance of A Traumatic Macular Hole.

Kyoung Soo Na, Dong Nam Byun, Hi Mo Yoon

Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine Chosun University, Korea.

외상성 황반부 열공의 현성 소실 1 예

나경수(Kyoung Soo Na),변동남(Dong Nam Byun),윤희모(Hi Mo Yoon)

Abstract

A Macular hole may change in size of the hole; may increase in size with time and an epiretinal membrane may form. Rarely, a rhegmatogenous retinal detachment may occur with time and long term visual acuity usually remains stable or progressively worse. But to our knowledge spontaneous disappearance of a macular hole caused by development of an epiretinal membrane with improvement in vision rarely occurs. The traumatic, full-thickness macular hole in a 15-year-old man during 3 month follow-up period, changed its biomicroscopic appearance and fluorescein angiographic finding. Furthermore, visual acuity showed some improvement. The authors believe this spontaneous disappearance of macular hole is probably occured as a result of epiretinal membrane formation.

Key Words: Macular hole;epiretinal membrane