Macular hole after laser in situ keratomileusis and photorefractive keratectomy

Abstract

Purpose: To describe three myopic patients who developed unilateral macular hole after undergoing bilateral laser in situ keratomileusis or photorefractive keratectomy.

Methods: Case reports.

Results: Three eyes of three myopic patients developed a macular hole in one eye after bilateral laser in situ keratomileusis or photorefractive keratectomy. The macular hole formed between 4 to 7 weeks after laser in situ keratomileusis in case 1 (a 48-year-old woman), and within 2 months after laser in situ keratomileusis in case 2 (a 36-year-old woman). In case 3 (a 45-year-old man), the macular hole was found 9 months after photorefractive keratectomy. A vitrectomy closed the macular hole of case 1 with final best-corrected visual acuity of 20/25 and case 2 with 20/30, whereas case 3 declined further surgery.

Conclusion: A macular hole may develop in myopic eyes after laser in situ keratomileusis or photorefractive keratectomy. Vitreoretinal interface changes may play a role.