United Kingdom National Ophthalmology Database Study of Vitreoretinal Surgery: Report 2, Macular Hole
Purpose:
To study macular hole (MH) surgery in terms of baseline demographics, intraoperative complications, post-vitrectomy cataract, reoperation, and visual outcome.
Design:
National Ophthalmology Database study.
Participants:
A total of 1078 eyes from 1045 patients undergoing primary MH surgery.
Methods:
Participating centers prospectively collected clinical data using a single electronic medical record (EMR) system, with automatic extraction of anonymized data to a national database, over 8 years. The following data were extracted for eyes undergoing MH surgery: demographics, procedure elements, intraoperative complications, visual acuity (VA), and further surgery.
Main Outcome Measures:
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