Wydanie 1/2006
Chirurgia szklistkowo-siatkówkowa otworu w plamce
Vitreoretinal Surgery in Macular Hole
Grażyna Malukiewicz-Wiśniewska, Joanna Stafiej
Katedra i Klinika Chorób Oczu Collegium Medicum w Bydgoszczy Kierownik: prof. dr hab. n. med. Józef Kałużny
Summary: The paper presents current possibilities and treatment options in cases of macular holes - a treatable cause of visual loss as well as complications of vitreous surgery. Macular holes can be surgically closed with visual improvement in most patients. Vitreoretinal surgery in macular hole is accepted and effective way of management. ILM peeling is an important surgical factor for macular hole closure. High efficacy of the modern surgical techniques allow obtaining good functional results, and at the same time patients? quality of life and psychical comfort.
Keywords: vitreous surgery, macular hole, internal limiting membrane peeling, intraocular gas.