A human Amniotic Membrane plug to manage high myopic macular hole associated with retinal detachment.

Authors :: Caporossi T
De Angelis L
Pacini B
Tartaro R
Finocchio L
Barca F
Rizzo S
Source :: Acta ophthalmologica [Acta Ophthalmol] 2020 Mar; Vol. 98 (2), pp. e252-e256. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Jul 18.
Publication Year :: 2020
Abstract: Objective: To assess the efficacy of the human amniotic membrane (hAM) to treat (HMMH) associated with retinal detachment (RD).<br />Material and Methods: Ten eyes of 10 patients with recurrent HMMH and RD, who had already undergone one or more pars plana vitrectomy (PPV), underwent a PPV with an hAM plug implanted in the macular hole. The initial five patients enrolled were tamponaded with (SO) while the subsequent five patients with 10% octafluoropropane (C <subscript>3</subscript> F <subscript>8</subscript> ). Silicon oil was removed in all five patients 2 months later. No statistical differences were reported between the two groups.<br />Results: Final retinal reattachment was achieved in all the patients. BCVA improved from 1.73 logMAR to 0.94 logMAR after 6 months. No adverse events were registered during follow-up.<br />Conclusion: An hAM plug is an efficient substrate to manage HMMH associated with RD resulting in encouraging visual acuity recovery.<br /> (© 2019 Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica Foundation. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)

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