Successful management of a giant macular hole in Alport syndrome using autologous retinal translation as an initial procedure.

PURPOSE: Alport Syndrome is a complex systemic disorder that interferes with collagen type IV synthesis and presents with a variety of ocular symptoms. Management of complications arising out of it is challenging.

METHODS

This article depicts a unique case of Alport Syndrome with rare ocular features and successful management of it.

RESULTS

A 30-year female with known Alport syndrome presented with Bilateral anterior lenticonus and unilateral giant macular hole(1791µm) in OD. She underwent simultaneous cataract extraction along with macular hole surgery in right eye. Intraoperatively Internal Limiting membrane was not found with dye staining. The full-thickness macular hole was successfully closed with an autologous retinal graft. On follow-up, the graft was found in situ covering the defect until her last follow-up even after 6 months and her BCVA in OD improved to 20/40.

CONCLUSION

This article discusses in detail the successful management of a giant macular hole in a patient with Alport Syndrome, using a primary Retinal graft as an initial procedure.