Abstract

Purpose. Analysis of functional and anatomical results surgical treatment of retinal detachment and macular hole (RDMH) with internal limiting membrane (ILM) peeling and silicone tamponade. Material and methods. Analysis of results surgical treatment of 17 patients (17 eyes) with RDMH was carried out. Disease duration ranged from 2 weeks to 3 months. Visual acuity before surgical treatment ranged from no light perception to 0.05 (on average 0.01±0.02). All patients underwent endovitreal surgery with ILM removal. Then retinal holes were localized at periphery with further endolaser coagulation or cryocoagulation and silicone oil (5700 cSt) tamponade. Results. Retinal adhesion was noted in all eyes after primary surgery. Closure of hole was successful in 16 patients. After operation, visual acuity improved in all patients, averaging 0.11±0.09. Conclusion. Vitrectomy with IPM removal and silicone oil (5700 cSt) tamponade in treatment of RDMH made it possible to achieve reattachment of retina in 17 patients, complete closure of macular hole in 16 of 17 patients. One patient, according to optical coherence tomography, showed decrease diameter of macular hole after 12 months. Positive functional effect was achieved in increase visual acuity to average of 0.15±0.15 after 12 months. Key words: retinal detachment, macular hole, vitrectomy, internal limiting membrane removal, silicone oil tamponade, visometry, optical coherence tomography.

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