MACULAR HOLE

Course overview

A MACULAR HOLE IS A CLINICAL CONDITION OF THE CENTRAL RETINA, WHICH LEADS TO THE GROSS IMPAIRMENT OF CENTRAL VISION. MANY OCULAR CONDITIONS MAY PREDISPOSE THE EYE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MACULAR HOLE. EVALUATION OF MACULAR HOLE INCLUDES THE DIAGNOSIS OF MACULAR HOLE, ALONG WITH ASSOCIATED PATHOLOGIES USING MODERN DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS AND PROGNOSTICATING INDIVIDUAL CASES. PROPER SURGICAL TECHNIQUES WITH ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES, INTRAOPERATIVE MANEUVERS, AND PROPER POSTOPERATIVE REHABILITATION GIVE BETTER ANATOMICAL AND FUNCTIONAL OUTCOMES. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF MACULAR HOE AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND IMPROVING CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.