TY - JOUR T1 - Peripheral visual field defects after macular hole surgery: a complication with decreasing incidence JF - British Journal of Ophthalmology JO - Br J Ophthalmol SP - 549 LP - 551 DO - 10.1136/bjo.85.5.549 VL - 85 IS - 5 AU - Carolin A Gass AU - Christos Haritoglou AU - Elisabeth M Messmer AU - Markus Schaumberger AU - Anselm Kampik Y1 - 2001/05/01 UR - http://bjo.bmj.com/content/85/5/549.abstract N2 - AIM To prospectively evaluate peripheral visual fields after vitrectomy for idiopathic macular holes. METHODS Goldmann perimetry was performed in 105 patients before, as well as 6 weeks and 12 months after macular hole surgery. RESULTS Only one patient (<1%) with a stage III macular hole developed an asymptomatic postoperative visual field defect. The scotoma was wedge-shaped, peripherally located in the temporal quadrant, and remained unchanged during the following 12 months. CONCLUSION Peripheral visual field defects after macular hole surgery can be a complication of very low incidence. A rather low pressure set during air-fluid exchange as well as special aspects of the surgical technique may be responsible for this low incidence of peripheral visual field defects. ER -