Peripheral visual field defects after macular hole surgery: a complication with decreasing incidence
AIM To prospectively evaluate peripheral visual fields after vitrectomy for idiopathic macular holes. METHODS Goldmann perimetry was performed in 105 patients before, as well as 6 weeks and 12 months after macular hole surgery. RESULTS Only one patient (<1%) with a stage III macular hole develope...
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Published in | British journal of ophthalmology Vol. 85; no. 5; pp. 549 - 551 |
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Main Authors | , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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BMA House, Tavistock Square, London, WC1H 9JR
BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
01.05.2001
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Summary: | AIM To prospectively evaluate peripheral visual fields after vitrectomy for idiopathic macular holes. METHODS Goldmann perimetry was performed in 105 patients before, as well as 6 weeks and 12 months after macular hole surgery. RESULTS Only one patient (<1%) with a stage III macular hole developed an asymptomatic postoperative visual field defect. The scotoma was wedge-shaped, peripherally located in the temporal quadrant, and remained unchanged during the following 12 months. CONCLUSION Peripheral visual field defects after macular hole surgery can be a complication of very low incidence. A rather low pressure set during air-fluid exchange as well as special aspects of the surgical technique may be responsible for this low incidence of peripheral visual field defects. |
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ISSN: | 0007-1161 1468-2079 |
DOI: | 10.1136/bjo.85.5.549 |