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. 2021 Sep 1;41(9):1874-1882.
doi: 10.1097/IAE.0000000000003126.

EVALUATION OF THE EFFICACY OF POSTERIOR SCLERAL CONTRACTION IN THE TREATMENT OF MACULAR HOLE WITH RETINAL DETACHMENT IN HIGH MYOPIA

Jie Ye  1 , Yue Wu, Shuangqian Zhu, Liang Dong, Jia Qu, Fan Lu, Anquan Xue
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EVALUATION OF THE EFFICACY OF POSTERIOR SCLERAL CONTRACTION IN THE TREATMENT OF MACULAR HOLE WITH RETINAL DETACHMENT IN HIGH MYOPIA

Jie Ye et al. Retina. .

Abstract

Purpose: To evaluate efficacy of posterior scleral contraction for macular hole with retinal detachment in high myopia.

Methods: Seventy-three macular hole with retinal detachment eyes were treated with posterior scleral contraction. A strip was sent across inferior-temporal scleral surface to posterior pole, then two ends were led out from nasal-inferior to temporal-superior areas. It was tightened to contract posterior sclera with designed axial length shortening ([10% of preoperative axial length-0.5] mm) after aqueous humor was drained from anterior chamber. Recovery was classified as type I (retinal reattachment with MH bridged) and II (retinal reattachment without MH bridged). Follow-up duration was 25.3 ± 18.0 months.

Results: Axial length was 30.01 ± 2.27 mm at preoperation and shortened by 2.57 ± 0.82 mm intraoperatively. At final postoperation, maintained axial length shortening was 1.87 ± 0.92 mm. Forty-six eyes (63.0%) recovered as type I, 26 eyes (35.6%) as type II, and 1 eye (1.4%) unrecovered. Postoperative best-corrected visual acuity (logarithm of minimal angle of resolution) was better than preoperative one (0.85 ± 0.50 [Snellen 20/125] vs. 1.11 ± 0.56 [Snellen 20/250], P < 0.001) with correlation (r = 0.662, P < 0.001) and consistency (Kappa = 0.34, P < 0.001) between two. Best-corrected visual acuity improvement did not differ between recovery types (P = 0.206).

Conclusion: Macular hole with retinal detachment was successfully recovered by posterior scleral contraction with axial length shortening. Visual improvement was achieved, correlated, and consistent with preoperative best-corrected visual acuity while independent of recovery types.

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