[Retinal detachment due to macular hole: therapeutic problems].

Unlabelled: To compare the success rate and the visual improvement of different surgical techniques for treating 21 retinal detachments due to macular hole in highly myopic eyes.

Methods: Twelve patients were treated by gas tamponade alone, 5 patients underwent vitrectomy with gas tamponade, 4 patients underwent vitrectomy with epiretinal membrane pealing and gas or oil silicone tamponade.

Results: Fifty eight % of patients were successfully treated after gas tamponade alone, and 75% after vitrectomy, epiretinal membrane pealing and gas or silicone oil tamponade.