Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
4024269 Journal Français d'Ophtalmologie 2013 4 Pages PDF
Abstract
We report the case of a 30-year-old, -7 myopic woman presenting with visual acuity decreased to 3/10 P4 in her right eye and 8/10 P3 in her left eye one month after uncomplicated delivery. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) demonstrated a stage III macular hole (MH) measuring 100 μ with intraretinal cysts in her right eye and a 100 μ stage Ib MH in her left eye. The stage III MH grew to 440 μ, requiring surgery to close it at 3 months, while the stage Ib hole resolved spontaneously. While myopia is a well-known risk factor for MH, the bilateral nature of this case and the context implicate the role of delivery. Thus, MH may be a cause of visual loss in the postpartum period. Diagnosis may be facilitated by OCT.
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