Table 1

Characteristics of patients with idiopathic macular hole

							Visual acuity (ETDRS)		Hole size (μm)
Patient No	Sex	Age		SE (dioptres)	AXL (mm)	Symptom duration (month)	Preop	Postop	Preop	Postop	Follow up (months)	Type of hole closure
SE = spherical equivalent, AXL = axial length, NA= not available.
1	M	60		−0.75	23.0	1	0.1	0.4	159	-	17	1
2	F	66		+0.25	23.7	1	0.05	0.5	290	-	10	1
3	F	66		−3.75	23.7	2	0.03	0.16	799	653	3	2
4	F	50		+0.50	21.5	12	0.63	0.8	886	-	14	1
5	M	52		−5.50	25.0	6	0.2	0.63	352	-	17	1
6	F	68		−4.00	26.0	60	0.12	0.16	813	640	14	2
7	F	65	RE	+0.00	23.2	3	0.03	0.5	NA	-	17	1
			LE	+0.25	23.2	NA	0.1	0.5	581	-	13	1
8	F	65		−0.75	23.0	36	0.16	0.2	697	567	4	2
9	F	61		−2.00	23.6	43	0.2	0.2	NA	828	12	2
10	F	65		−0.50	23.1	4	0.06	0.4	NA	-	17	1
11	M	75		+1.75	23.2	3	0.2	0.32	551	319	12	2
12	F	60		−1.25	24.5	4	0.06	0.2	NA	725	16	2
13	F	56		−0.75	22.8	4	0.1	0.32	653	-	6	1
14	F	71		−0.75	23.7	2	0.12	0.1	130	-	9	1
15	F	67		+1.00	23.3	13	0.1	0.25	668	-	9	1
16	F	32		+3.00	21.2	30	0.1	0.4	407	-	6	1
17	F	65		−0.75	23.3	4	0.1	0.25	727	610	5	2
18	M	70		−0.50	23.4	1	0.25	0.63	334	-	8	1
19	F	66		+0.25	23.5	5	0.12	0.5	581	-	9	1
20	F	75		+1.00	22.4	4	0.06	0.06	654	-	7	1
21	F	62		+0.50	22.6	4	0.32	0.4	333	290	11	2
22	F	58		+0.75	23.1	3	0.5	0.5	346	-	5	1
23	F	71		+0.25	23.5	1	0.16	0.2	668	566	4	2
24	F	67		+0.75	23.1	3	0.2	0.32	NA	-	15	1
25	M	73		−1.00	25.0	12	0.25	0.4	552	-	4	1
26	F	69		+0.13	22.2	46	0.03	0.06	801	697	4	2
27	F	58		−2.25	24.3	36	0.1	0.16	595	-	6	1
28	F	63		−2.25	23.9	1	0.16	0.32	319	-	3	1
29	F	57	RE	+0.75	22.4	48	0.5	0.32	NA	NA	12	NA
			LE	−0.75	22.4	12	CF	0.63	NA	NA	18	NA
30	F	50		+0.50	23.6	8	0.1	0.02	545	450	3	2
31	F	59		−0.50	23.2	12	0.01	0.2	NA	NA	15	NA
32	F	66		+0.75	22.7	40	0.08	0.2	900	NA	6	2