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- Title
Macular holes: classification, epidemiology, natural history and treatment.
- Authors
la Cour, Morten; Friis, Jakob
- Abstract
Macular hole is a retinal disease primarily affecting elderly women. Its overall prevalence in the Danish population is estimated to be 0.14%. The majority of cases are unilateral. The fully developed macular hole evolves through a series of stages starting with an impending hole. About half of impending macular holes regress spontaneously. The remaining half progress to full thickness macular holes. In a patient with a macular hole in one eye, the risk of development of a macular hole in the fellow eye is less than 2% if posterior vitreous detachment is present. If the posterior vitreous is attached, the risk is approximately 15%. If an impending hole is found in the other eye, the risk rises to 50%.
- Publication
Acta ophthalmologica Scandinavica, 2002, Vol 80, Issue 6, p579
- ISSN
1395-3907
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1034/j.1600-0420.2002.800605.x