Delayed macular hole formation after demarcation laser photocoagulation for subclinical retinal detachment

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Irene M Rusu,1 Jessica Zizva,2 Jane S Myung,3 Kenneth Wald31Department of Ophthalmology, New York University School of Medicine, 2New York University, College of Liberal Arts, 3Department of Ophthalmology, New York University School of Medicine, Manhattan Eye, Ear, and Throat Hospital, Retina Associates of New York, New York, NY, USAAbstract: The purpose of this paper is to report a series of macular holes that developed after demarcation laser photocoagulation for subclinical retinal detachments. This observational case series consists of three eyes from three patients seen between 2005 and 2012. Delayed idiopathic macular hole formation occurred following demarcation laser photocoagulation for subclinical retinal detachment. Demarcation laser photocoagulation of subclinical retinal detachments may predispose to macular hole formation.Keywords: macular hole, demarcation laser photocoagulation, retinal detachment