Application of Optical Coherence Tomography and Macular Holes in Ophthalmology

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  • Robert J. Lowe
  • Ronald C. Gentile
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An impending macular hole, also known as a stage 1 macular hole, is considered the precur‐ sor to a full thickness idiopathic macular hole. Impending macular holes have a splitting of the inner retina with the clinical appearance of a foveolar cyst or pseudocyst. In some cases, this inner splitting can be associated with a defect in the underlying outer retina (Lee, Kang et al. 2011). An impending macular hole with a defect in the outer retina can have a very thin intact inner retina referred to as the roof of the impending macular hole. These impend‐ ing macular holes can progress to become full thickness macular hole once a break in the inner retina or roof occurs.

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تاریخ انتشار 2013