The Effect of Pathologic Myopia on the Result of Macular Hole Surgery.

Kim, Sang Joon; Kim, Ha Kyoung

doi:2013.54.6.887

J Korean Ophthalmol Soc > Volume 54(6); 2013 > Article

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 2013;54(6):887-892.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3341/jkos.2013.54.6.887 Published online June 15, 2013.

The Effect of Pathologic Myopia on the Result of Macular Hole Surgery.

Sang Joon Kim, Ha Kyoung Kim

Department of Ophthalmology, Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. ophkim@hallym.or.kr

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Department of Ophthalmology, Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Abstract

PURPOSE
To evaluate if the presence of pathologic myopia could affect the result of macular hole surgery. METHODS: This study was a retrospective comparison of the results of macular hole surgery between a pathologic myopia group (11 eyes) and a non-pathologic myopia group (14 eyes). All patients had undergone PPV, ILM peeling and C3F8 (20%) gas temponade. BCVA, IOP and OCT findings were evaluated preoperatively and at 6 months after surgery. Postoperative BCVA, IOP and macular hole closure were compared between each groups. RESULTS: The only statistically significant preoperative parameter between the groups was axial length (p < 0.001). Postoperative BCVA was lower in the pathologic myopia group, but the difference was not statistically significant. The rate of macular hole closure was statistically significant higher in the non-pathologic myopia group (p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: The presence of pathologic myopia may negatively affect the result of macular hole surgery.

Key Words: Macular hole;Pathologic myopia