Long-term results following pars plana vitrectomy with platelet concentrate in pediatric patients with traumatic macular hole

PURPOSE: To describe the long-term clinical course in children with a traumatic macular hole after vitrectomy with platelet concentrate. DESIGN: Interventional case series. METHODS: Four pediatric patients with a mean age of 13.2 years (range, 10–15 years) underwent pars plana vitrec-tomy with platelet concentrate, internal limiting mem-brane peeling, and SF6 gas tamponade for stage 3 traumatic macular hole repair. RESULTS: Primary closure was achieved by a single inter-vention in all patients with a marked visual improvement of three to seven lines after surgery. The surgically achieved visual improvement remained stable and no vision-threatening complications occurred during the mean follow up of 35.2 months (range, 27–51 months)