Abstract
Purpose: To report the results of surgery in a patient with Niemann-Pick disease type B, bilateral macular halos, and a full-thickness macular hole (FTMH) in the right eye. Methods: A case was evaluated. Results: A 72-year-old man with Niemann-Pick disease type B presented with an FTMH in the right eye. On examination, the visual acuity (VA) was 20/120 OD and 20/16 OS. Bilateral, symmetric, circular yellow–white deposits encircled the fovea. Optical coherence tomography showed focal parafoveal inner retinal hyperreflectivity bilaterally and an FTMH in the right eye. The patient had a vitrectomy with inner limiting membrane (ILM) peeling; the peeled membrane was unremarkable on cytopathology. Six weeks postoperatively, the MH was closed and the VA had improved to 20/40. Conclusions: Successful MH closure is possible in the presence of macular halos secondary to Niemann-Pick disease type B. Cytopathology of the ILM suggests the ILM is not involved in the pathogenesis of macular halos.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 462-465 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of Vitreoretinal Diseases |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Early online date | 9 May 2024 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Jul 2024 |
Bibliographical note
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- macular halo
- macular hole
- Niemann-Pick type B disease