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Results of Pars Plana Vitrectomy for Different Types of Macular Holes.

Hammouda Hamdy GhorabaMahmoud LeilaAdel Galal ZakyTamer WasfyHaithem Maamoun AbdelfattahEmad Mohamed ElgemaiSameh Mohamed El GouharyHosam Osman MansourHashem Hammouda GhorabaMohamed Amin Heikal
Published in: Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) (2021)
PPV, ILM peel and C2F6 technique yielded variable anatomic and functional outcomes in different types of macular holes. Anatomic results were most favorable in IMH and least favorable in MMH. The smaller the diameter of the hole the better the results. The underlying pathogenetic mechanisms that lead to different types of macular holes are pivotal in determining the final outcome.
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