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SUBMITTER: Sousa Neves F
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6760359 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May-Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Sousa Neves Filipe F Braga Joana J Sepúlveda Paula P Bilhoto Miguel M
Case reports in ophthalmology 20190523 2
The purpose of this case report is to describe a modified technique involving the use of an autologous neurosensory retinal free flap for closure of a macular hole (MH) during retinal detachment (RD) surgery. A 50-year-old female presented with sudden vision loss (light perception only) and a recurrent myopic RD associated with an MH. An autologous neurosensory retinal free flap was obtained and moved toward the MH. Silicone oil was used as an endotamponade and removed after 6 months. Two months ...[more]