Research Article

Revision Surgery for Idiopathic Macular Hole after Failed Primary Vitrectomy

Table 3

VA after revision surgery.

MH undergoing revision surgery n = 20Successful revision surgery n = 17Unsuccessful revision surgery n = 3Revision surgery not attempted n = 2

VA (letters)
 Before first surgery, mean ± SD33 ± 2633 ± 2733 ± 2341 ± 0
 Failure, mean ± SD21 ± 3624 ± 307 ± 6341 ± 0
3 months after revision surgery35 ± 32, n = 1637 ± 31, n = 1418 ± 46, n = 2
 Change in letter score, mean ± SD+3 ± 33+4 ± 31−5 ± 64
  ≥0-letter increase, no. (%)12 (75)11 (79)1 (50)
  ≥15-letter increase, no. (%)5 (31)4 (29)1 (50)
12 months after revision surgery55 ± 19, n = 655 ± 19, n = 6N/A
 Change in letter score, mean ± SD+16 ± 17+16 ± 17N/A
  ≥0-letter increase, no. (%)5 (83)5 (83)N/A
  ≥15-letter increase, no. (%)3 (50)3 (50)N/A

VA: visual acuity. MH: macular hole. SD: standard deviation. N/A: not available.