Combined Versus Successive Macular Hole and Cataract Surgery

Macular Hole and Cataract Extraction: Combined Surgery Versus Two Times Surgery

The purpose of this study is to compare functional and anatomical results of a combined surgery and two time surgery for macular hole and cataract extraction in one hundred and twenty patients (120 eyes) with idiopathic Macular Hole (MH) and cataract in two academic centers.

Main outcome measures were the assessment of visual acuity at 6 and 12 months,and the rate of closure of MH by OCT (optical coherence tomography).

Inclusion Criteria:

• Macular Hole Stage 2,3,and 4
• Visual loss
• At least 18 years of age

Exclusion Criteria:

• Stage of Macular Hole Stage 1
• Macular hole post traumatism or associated with retinal detachment
• Diabetic retinopathy
• Glaucoma
• Age-related macular degeneration
• Myopia > 6 diopters
• Preoperative pseudophakia