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Preoperative - stage 3 macular hole.
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Best corrected visual acuity in the left eye was 20/100 and OCT imaging revealed a stage 3 macular hole (Figure 1).
20 minutes postoperative - reduction in hole size (elevated-open configuration) with decrease in intraretinal cysts and absence of subretinal fluid.
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The images showed a persistent but reduced hole size, a decrease in intraretinal cysts, and the absence of subretinal fluid (Figure 2).
17 hours postoperative - closed hole with restoration of foveal contour.
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Further OCT images were taken at 17 hours and showed hole closure in all image sections with restoration of relatively normal foveal contour (Figure 3).