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Filter by:Prospective study evaluating the role of inflammasomes in cell death in retinal detachment, full thickness macular hole, and epiretinal membrane. The investigators are collecting vitreous and subretinal fluid samples from patients with these conditions and evaluating activity of the inflammasome pathway with established assays.
From July 2015 to December 2015, clinical record of 8 consecutive cases of macular hole with retinal detachment in high myopia treated with combined inverted and free ILM flap insertion into the hole were retrospectively reviewed. The anatomical and function outcomes were assessed.
To compare the morphologic and functional outcomes of internal limiting membrane peeling-reposition versus peeling in idiopathic macular holes
Macular hole is an infrequent retinal pathology (2 to 4/1000) which most often affects people aged over 60, and twice common in women than men. The vast majority of cases are idiopathic. Without treatment, the macular hole evolves through a series of stages until the extension of the diameter (up to 500 microns and higher values). With a fully developed macular hole, patients complain of metamorphopsia and decreased visual acuity. This pathology has clearly benefited from advances in microsurgery and better understanding of its pathophysiology. Macular hole treatment has evolved to include small-gauge pars plana vitrectomy with or without internal limiting membrane (ILM) peeling and placement of intraocular gas tamponade. The postoperative closure rate is close to 80%, but strongly depends on the initial characteristics of the hole, its diameter remaining the main prognostic factor. Thus for macular holes <400 microns, the closure rate is close to 92% dropping to 56% for macular holes above 400 microns. In case of surgical failure, one or more reoperations can be proposed, but with a lower closure rate. The quest for a surgical technique presenting a greater success rate is a common goal to all retinologists. Here the investigators propose a new surgical technique, derived from the FLAP method, and consisting of an inner limiting membrane transposition. The objective of this study is to evaluate the feasibility of a new surgical technique for the treatment of macular holes already operated but without macular hole closure, allowing these patients a new therapeutic alternative. The success of this technique will be confirmed by detecting postoperatively the presence of the transposed internal limiting membrane into the foveal region.
The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of two different internal limiting membrane (ILM) peeling area on anatomical closure outcomes after macular hole surgery measured by optical coherence tomography (OCT).
To evaluate efficacy of vitrectomy with inverted internal limiting membrane (ILM) flap technique for macular hole retinal detachment (MHRD) in highly myopic eyes, and to demonstrate postoperative clinical course of MHRD after inverted ILM flap technique using swept-source optical coherence tomography (OCT)
Retrospective medical chart review of patients undergoing surgical repair of idiopathic macular hole
The idiopathic macular hole, age-related disease, is a major cause of vision loss and affects at least two persons in 1000 after 40 years. This hole causes an acute decline linked to a central scotoma. The only treatment is surgical. The surgery involves removing the posterior hyaloid (vitreous base) to relieve the tensile forces. To be sure the removed is complete and to facilitate the closure of the hole, a peeling of the internal limiting, the outermost layer of the retina, is often suggested. The inner limiting membrane (ILM), transparent and adherent to the retina, is colored with vital dyes to facilitate its removal. After closure of the macular hole, the central scotoma disappears but a diffuse and asymptomatic loss of pericentral sensitivity is often described. This sensitivity decrease could be induced by the dyes used during surgery. This effect has not been studied clinically for recent dyes (Membrane Blue Dual®, Brilliant Blue®, Acid Violet®) at the concentrations used, but is known in electrophysiology at higher concentrations, at least on the isolated retina models. It would be interesting to search for a decrease in retinal peri-foveal postoperative sensitivity after surgery of macular holes, performed with the usual dyes. Only microperimetry can observe this decrease in retinal sensitivity. This is a noninvasive technique that explores the macular visual field. It is performed without iris dilatation and allows an automatic exploration ensuring rapid and accurate analysis of retinal sensitivity.
Our research group tested the toxicity of different dye concentrations extracted from the acai fruit using a rabbit model. The dye extracted from the acai fruit in concentrations of 10% and 25% was found to be safe for vitreoretinal surgery. This initial research represented the landmark research for testing this alternative vital dye in a clinical research in humans. The aim of the present clinical trial in humans will be to test the applicability of the acai dye in the identification of the posterior hyaloid and ILM during vitreoretinal surgery in humans.
The efficacy of macular hole (MH) surgery with the halting of prone positioning by monitoring the MH closure in the swept source optical coherence tomographic (SS-OCT) images was compared with the surgery by the surgeon's decision. The macular hole closure and visual outcome were compared.