Title of article :
Outcome of Macular Hole Surgery in Bietti Crystalline Dystrophy
Author/Authors :
Nourinia, Ramin Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , Dehghan, Mohammad Hossein Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , Fekri, Sahba Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran
Abstract :
Purpose: To describe a 42-year-old man, a known case of Bietti crystalline dystrophy who underwent
surgery for unilateral full thickness macular hole.
Case Report: Clinical features, color fundus photographs, and optical coherence tomography, electroretinography,
and electrooculography findings of the patient are reported. His visual acuity improved from counting fingers
to 20/50 after pars plana deep vitrectomy with internal limiting membrane (ILM) peeling and gas injection.
Conclusion: Macular hole can occur in Bietti crystalline dystrophy and the post-surgical outcome is good.
Keywords :
Bietti Crystalline Dystrophy , Crystalline Retinopathy , Macular Hole
Journal title :
Astroparticle Physics
