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Br J Ophthalmol 81:117-122 doi:10.1136/bjo.81.2.117
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    • Clinical science

Differentiating full thickness macular holes from impending macular holes and macular pseudoholes

Table 4

Clinical features of nine atypical cases

Patient No Sex/age (years) Final diagnosis Initial diagnosis Results of Watzke–Allen test Results of Amsler grid test Results of SLO microperimetry Initial visual acuity Length of follow up (months) Vitrectomy Final visual acuity Comments
Deep Relative
1 F/56 II MH I MH Normal Meta + + 20/40 20 with FGX 20/20 Macular hole progressed
2 M/68 II MH I MH Thinning Meta + + 20/40 19 with FGX 20/20
3 M/62 II MH EMP Thinning Meta + + 20/20 16 with FGX 20/25
4 F/58 II MH I MH Thinning Meta + + 20/40 12 with FGX 20/32 Macular hole progressed
5 M/56 I MH II MH Thinning Scoto and meta + 20/16 17 ND 20/16
6 F/55 I MH II MH Thinning Scoto and meta 20/20 16 ND 20/16
7 F/65 EMP II MH Thinning Meta 20/60 21 peeling 20/32
8 M/44 EMP II MH Normal Meta 20/40 17 peeling 20/20
9 F/61 EMP II MH Normal Meta 20/32 17 ND 20/16 Spontaneous PVD occurred
  • I MH = impending macular hole; II MH = stage 2 macular hole; EMP = epimacular membrane with pseudohole; Meta = metamorphosia; scoto = scotoma; FGX = fluid gas exchange; ND = not done; peeling = membrane peeling; PVD = posterior vitreous detachment.

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