Abstract
Purpose
To investigate whether visual acuity improvement achieved after surgical treatment for macular hole (MH) can be predicted by preoperative multifocal ERG (mfERG) central/peripheral amplitude ratio.
Methods
Thirty patients with unilateral MH were included. Evaluations with comprehensive ophthalmological examination including best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) were performed at baseline and 1, 3, 8, 24 and 48 weeks after surgery, while mfERG (Diagnosys LLC; 61 hexagons—30°) and spectral-domain optic coherence tomography (sOCT—Heidelberg Engineering) were performed at baseline and 2 months after surgery. mfERG results are shown by means of the ratio between the amplitudes’ average from rings 1 and 2 (central) and rings 4 and 5 (peripheral): the P1 ratio. mfERG data from 20 normally sighted age-matched subjects was used for comparison. A macular hole index (MH index) was defined as the quotient between hole height and base measured on OCT.
Results
Twenty-six patients finished the 48-week follow-up. Mean ± SE (logMAR) preoperative BCVA was 0.93 ± 0.22 and improved in 0.25 ± 0.07 at 48 weeks. mfERG P1 ratio was reduced at baseline and increased significantly after surgery. A significant correlation was observed between preoperative P1 ratio and BCVA gain at week 8 (r = −0.42; P = 0.033). There was no significant correlation between preoperative MH index and postoperative BCVA (P > 0.05).
Conclusion
Retinal function assessed using the ratio between central and peripheral mfERG responses might be used as predictor of visual acuity outcome after macular surgery for MH.
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Moreto, R., De Lucca Perches, A.C.B., Almeida, F. et al. Central mfERG amplitude ratio as a predictor for visual outcome of macular hole surgery. Doc Ophthalmol 140, 23–30 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10633-019-09716-4
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