フジワラ アツシ   Atsushi Fujiwara
  藤原 篤之
   所属   川崎医療福祉大学  リハビリテーション学部 視能療法学科
   職種   講師
論文種別 原著
言語種別 英語
査読の有無 査読あり
表題 Case report: successful closure of a large macular hole secondary to uveitis using the inverted internal limiting membrane flap technique.
掲載誌名 正式名:BMC ophthalmology
略  称:BMC Ophthalmol
ISSNコード:14712415/14712415
掲載区分国外
巻・号・頁 15,pp.83
著者・共著者 Hirano Masayuki, Morizane Yuki, Kawata Tetsuhiro, Kimura Shuhei, Hosokawa Mio, Shiode Yusuke, Doi Shinichiro, Hosogi Mika, Fujiwara Atsushi, Shiraga Fumio
発行年月 2015/07
概要 BACKGROUND:Macular holes (MHs) are one of the complications of posterior uveitis that can significantly disturb vision. Conventional MH surgery (vitrectomy, internal limiting membrane (ILM) peeling, and gas tamponade) has been reported to show lower closure rates in patients with MHs secondary to uveitis than in patients with idiopathic MHs. Recently, the inverted ILM flap technique has been reported to be effective for treating refractory MHs. Here, we describe the application of this technique in a patient with a large MH secondary to uveitis, and its successful closure.CASE PRESENTATION:An 80-year-old woman presented with a chronic, large MH secondary to uveitis. The minimum aperture diameter of the MH was 569 μm and extensive post-inflammatory chorioretinal atrophy was present, which included the juxtafoveal region. Vitrectomy with the inverted ILM flap technique assisted by low molecular weight hyaluronic acid was performed. Three days after surgery, the MH was closed successfully, without excessive gliosis.CONCLUSION:The inverted ILM flap technique may be the preferred surgical procedure for the treatment of large MHs secondary to uveitis.
DOI 10.1186/s12886-015-0072-5
PMID 26208719