Table 2

 Management and visual acuity of patients with surgery for macular holes after LASIK (14 eyes)

PatientTreatmentVA w/MHFinal VAF-U (months)Excimer laserMicrokeratome
LASIK, laser in situ keratomileusis; MH, macular hole; VA, visual acuity; LP, light perception; CF, counting fingers; HM, hand movements; F-U, follow up after last surgery; w/MH, before macular hole surgery; Vit, vitrectomy; Sil Oil, silicone oil; ILM, internal limiting membrane peeling; Chiron Tecnolas Keracor 217, Bausch & Lomb Surgical, Inc, San Dimas, CA, USA; Ladar Vision 4000, Alcon Laboratories, Inc, Fort Worth, TX, USA; Nidek EC-5000, Nidek Co, Ltd, Gamagori, Japan; Coherent Schwind Keratom II, Coherent; Santa Clara, CA, USA; VISX 20/20, VISX USA, Inc, Santa Clara, CA, USA; Chiron automated corneal shaper, Bausch & Lomb Surgical, Inc, San Dimas, CA, USA; Carriazo Barraquer, Moria USA, Doylestown, PA, USA; Hansatome, Bausch & Lomb Surgical, Inc, San Dimas, CA, USA; Nidek MK 2000, Nidek Co, Ltd, Gamagori, Japan; Moria one, Moria USA, Doylestown, PA, USA.
1Vit + gas20/5020/259Chiron Technolas Keracor 217Chiron automated corneal shaper
2Vit + gasCF20/1504Nidek EC-5000Nidek MK-2000
3Vit + gas20/20020/307Nidek EC-5000Nidek MK-2000
4Vit + gas20/20020/804Chiron Technolas Keracor 217Chiron automated corneal shaper
5Vit + gas + laserLP20/20070Visx 20/20Chiron automated corneal shaper
6Vit + gas20/20020/6010Nidek EC-5000Hansatome
7Vit + gas20/20020/406Nidek EC-5000Chiron automated corneal shaper
8Vit + gas20/20020/10012Nidek EC-5000Chiron automated corneal shaper
9Vit + gasCF20/40028Visx 20/20Chiron automated corneal shaper
10Vit + ILM+ gas20/8020/4024Visx 20/20Moria One
11Vit + ILM + gas20/8020/2520Visx 20/20Moria One
12Vit + Sil Oil20/8020/20011Nidek EC-5000Chiron automated corneal shaper
13Vit+ILM+gas20/10020/5041Chiron Technolas Keracor 217Chiron automated corneal shaper
14Vit+ ILM+ Sil OilHM20/2003Visx 20/20Chiron automated corneal shaper