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ISSN: 1745-7580
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ISSN: 1745-7580
+44-77-2385-9429
Department of Biomedical and Surgical Sciences, Section of Ophthalmology, University of Perugia, S. Maria Della Misericordia Hospital, Perugia, Italy
Dr. Iaccheri Barbara designation is Ophthalmological diseases in Perugia. Specialist in ophthalmological diseases in Perugia , Dr. Iaccheri Barbara graduated in medicine and surgery from the University of Milan and specialized in Ophthalmology at the San Raffaele Hospital in Milan in 2011. Fellow at the Uveiti Center in Massachusetts Eye and Ear Hospital de Boston. I level manager of the Ophthalmology Clinic of the Perugia Hospital, where he deals, among other things, with uveitis, dry eye and pediatric ophthalmology.
Case Report
Incomplete Macular Hole Closure after Human Amniotic Membrane Plug Transplantation: Is Sulfur Hexafluoride Reinjection Necessary?
Author(s): Tito Fiore*, Davide Tucci, Greta Castellucci, Barbara Iaccheri, Marco Lupidi and Carlo Cagini
Purpose: To report a case of a patient with a Full-Thickness Macular Hole (FTMH) treated with a Pars-Plana Vitrectomy (PPV) and the positioning of a human Amniotic Membrane (hAM) plug. Methods: Patient was surgically treated with PPV, hAM plug implantation and SF6 (sulfur hexafluoride) as endotamponade. A complete ophthalmic examination and an Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) were performed at every visit. Results: After surgery, the edges of hAM were elevated, folded and not perfectly outspread under the surrounding retinal layers, which were thickened and elevated, due to the presence of a persistent intraretinal oedema. A new surgery with reinjection of 20% SF6 was performed, but despite the closure of MH, neurosensory retina migration over the hAM plug was incomplete and macular edema persisted. Conclusion: hAM transplant is a valuable option for MH surgery. Plug dimension shoul.. View More»