ALLMedicine™ Macular Hole Center

Aug 13th, 2022 - Pre-macular haemorrhage (PMH) can cause profound visual loss. Some surgeons prefer neodymium-doped yttrium aluminium garnet (Nd:YAG) hyaloidotomy as the first line of treatment due to being an easy technique and having a high success rate. However...

Aug 12th, 2022 - To evaluate the development of intra- and post-operative retinal breaks after pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) for macular hole (MH) and/or vitreomacular traction (VMT). Medical records of patients who underwent PPV at Kellogg Eye Center between 1/1/20...

Aug 11th, 2022 - After the investigators completed the clinical trial NCT05269563, which was a double flap technique; that consists of two flaps from the internal limiting membrane and the epiretinal membrane. The inferior flap was implanted inside the hole, but t...

Aug 11th, 2022 - Utilizing whole autologous blood for closing both primary and recurrent holes. Here, we apply a drop of the taken whole blood over the hole, and the access blood will be aspirated on the macula with a silicon-tipped active back-flash cannula, to a...

Aug 9th, 2022 - Idiopathic full-thickness macular hole (MH) is an anatomic defect of the macula caused by the traction of the vitreous. Interruption of all neural retinal layers from the internal limiting membrane (ILM) to the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) is ...

Aug 11th, 2022 - After the investigators completed the clinical trial NCT05269563, which was a double flap technique; that consists of two flaps from the internal limiting membrane and the epiretinal membrane. The inferior flap was implanted inside the hole, but t...

Aug 11th, 2022 - Utilizing whole autologous blood for closing both primary and recurrent holes. Here, we apply a drop of the taken whole blood over the hole, and the access blood will be aspirated on the macula with a silicon-tipped active back-flash cannula, to a...

Aug 9th, 2022 - Idiopathic full-thickness macular hole (MH) is an anatomic defect of the macula caused by the traction of the vitreous. Interruption of all neural retinal layers from the internal limiting membrane (ILM) to the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) is ...

Aug 3rd, 2022 - Recently, it is agreed to close the macular hole with the retinal innermost layer; which is called internal limiting membrane (ILM), in most cases, the hole closes. But, sometimes the ILM single flap might displace resulting in a persistent hole. ...

Jul 20th, 2022 - Photoreceptor apoptosis is the basis for permanent visual loss in a number of retinal disorders including age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and retinal detachment (RD). Thus, despite tremendous advances in vitreoretinal surgery and management...

May 12th, 2021 - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Some full-thickness macular holes (FTMH) can close without surgery, according to a new case series. "We found that small holes - under 200 microns in diameter - can close within a few months, traumatic macular holes can...

Jan 6th, 2021 - Among retina surgeons, there is an ongoing debate around the value and necessity of face-down positioning after macular hole surgery. Historically, patients with macular hole surgery would be positioned face down for 2-3 weeks, although the number...

Aug 22nd, 2017 - A surgical innovation is defined as a quantum improvement in the treatment of a particular disease or group of diseases, and it is usually developed by an individual or a small group working together, said John Thompson, MD, of the Wilmer Eye Inst...

Mar 6th, 2017 - The Possibility of Restoring Sight It is a privilege to care for people's eyes. Vision is incredibly important. Cover your eyes with your hands and imagine living in the dark, permanently. Certainly, many blind people lead happy, healthy, and prod...

Oct 16th, 2014 - Clinical Course of Vitreomacular Adhesion Managed by Initial Observation John VJ, Flynn HW, Smiddy WE, et al Retina. 2014;34:442-446 Study Summary Vitreomacular adhesion (VMA) can lead to reduced visual acuity, metamorphopsia, photopsia, and micro...