Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . VANCOUVER, British Columbia — A new technique involving a novel biocompatible film can resolve interruption of ...

Macular holes are small gaps that form in the macula—the central part of the retina in the eye. They can cause blurred or distorted central vision, making it difficult to read, drive, or see fine ...

The National Eye Institute awarded Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center a $1.4 million grant to improve vision after macular hole repair. What you ...

Sponsored FOY Retina specialist performs macular hole repair Dr. Audina Berrocal is a world-renowned retina specialist at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute. Audina Berrocal, M.D. is a world-renowned retina ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . An inverted internal limiting membrane flap technique and autologous retinal transplantation can be used to ...

Medicated drops may help close small macular holes over a two- to eight-week period, allowing some people to avoid surgery to fix the vision problem, a new study suggests. The findings, based on a ...

Human stem cell transplants successfully repaired macular holes in a monkey model, researchers report October 3 rd in the journal Stem Cell Reports. After transplantation, the macular holes were ...

Facedown positioning following surgery is not more likely to close large (≥400 mcm) macular holes compared with seating faced forward, according to a study published in JAMA Ophthalmology. However, ...

A macular hole may progress through four stages, each with different features. An early stage hole may resolve without treatment, while a later stage hole typically requires surgery. The macula is a ...

Ophthalmologist and retinal surgeon Dimitra Skondra, MD, Ph.D., knows that developing any new treatment can be fraught with false hopes and unexpected setbacks. She is cautiously optimistic, however, ...