Abstract
To evaluate sequential changes in the inner retinal surface using en face spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) following internal limiting membrane (ILM) peeling for idiopathic full thickness macular holes. Retrospective, interventional study on 45 eyes of 42 patients with type 1 macular hole closure after a single procedure and a minimum post-operative follow up of 6months. Best corrected visual acuity (BCVA), fundus photographs, B scan and en face SD-OCT scans were analysed pre-operatively, at 2, 6, 12months post-operatively and then yearly. The presence or absence of concentric macular dark spots (CMDS) on the ILM slab of en face SD-OCT, their distribution pattern and course in terms of number and size of the dark spots was qualitatively assessed at each follow up. CMDS was identified in a total of 26 eyes (57.78%). Of these, it was detected in 21 eyes at 2months and the remaining by 6months. At the time of first detection, the distribution was classified as type 1 in 9 eyes (35%), type 2 in 7 eyes (27%) and type 3 in 10 eyes (38%). There was apparent increase in the number and size of the CMDS in 16 eyes (62%) no later than 12months follow up, while 10 eyes (38%) remained stable. There was no decrease or resolution noted in any patient. The mean post-operative follow up was 19.4months (range 6-69months). Inner retinal defects in the form of CMDS can be picked up on en face SD-OCT between 2-6months post-operatively. They remain stable or become more prominent upto 12months follow up, but do not regress once present. En face SD-OCT is recommended in all cases where ILM is peeled to assess CMDS.
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