Is it common for a macular hole not to be closed 10 days after surgery?

I had macular hole surgery on 1/3/11.  I had my 10 day check-up today, bubble still present.  My doctor said most of the hole had sealed but a small section had not-what are the chances that the hole will close?  Does this indicate that I would have to go through a 2nd surgery?  If so, would this surgery only entail replacing fluids with gas and not the membrane peel?  I followed doctor's orders but as you can understand I am wondering why I went through this.  I see a light spot in my central vision but not the distortion I had before surgery.  I go back to the doctor in a month.  If my hole doesn't close, how soon could I have the 2nd surgery?

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

Only your sugeon can answer this question. there are however many extended and interesting discussions about macular hole surgery which you can access with the search feature and archives.

JCH MD

[rose231947]

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