The Healing Process and Functional Recovery of Neuroretina after Idiopathic Macular Hole Surgery without Internal Limiting Membrane Reversal Tamponade

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The OCT B-scan across the fovea of a 54-year-old male’s left eye with full-thickness idiopathic macular hole. (a) OCT B-scan at 1 week before surgery showing full-thickness macular hole (diameter = 341 μm) and intraretinal cysts (BCVA = 0.52). (b) OCT B-scan at 3 days after surgery showing the disappearance of intraretinal cysts and the inner retinal tissue connection like a bridge with a subfoveal space (BCVA = 0.22). (c) OCT B-scan at 2 months after surgery showing the resolve of subfoveal space and well-arranged ellipsoid area (BCVA = 0.10).

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