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J Fernando Arevalo, AAO 2021: Lamellar Macular Holes – Classification

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Published Online: Feb 3rd 2022

It was a pleasure to speak with J Fernando Arevalo (Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA), who gave an overview of lamellar macular holes and the challenges of surgery.

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  1. How are lamellar macular holes classified and which types respond best to surgery? (00:38)
  2. What are the major challenges of macular hole surgery? (02:27)

Speaker Disclosure: J Fernando Arevalo has received consultant and advisor fees from Abbvie, Genentech and Thea Laboratories, patents/royalty from Springer SBM LLC, and grant support from Topcon Medical Systems Inc.

Support: Interview and filming supported by Touch Medical Media Ltd. Interview conducted by Lisa Glass.

Filmed in coverage of AAO 2021.

 

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