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OCT scan of the persistent macular hole 16 days after surgery. The gas tamponade was already resorbed and a second intervention was scheduled. BVCA 1.0 logMAR.
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F1
Sixteen days after surgery, a clinical examination revealed a persistent macular hole, confirmed by an OCT scan (fig. 1).
Without further treatment the macular hole had closed 11 days later. The scan shows a regular foveal depression with a minimal residual edema. BVCA 0.4 logMAR.
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F2
On the day of admission to our clinic, BCVA in the left eye had improved to 0.4 logMAR and the macular hole was anatomically closed as confirmed by another OCT scan (fig. 2).