Simultaneous presentation of idiopathic macular and posterior full-thickness retinal holes successfully treated with inverted internal limiting membrane flap technique

PURPOSE: To report an unusual non-iatrogenic case of central macular and posterior full-thickness retinal holes (FTRHs). OBSERVATIONS: A 60-year-old man presented with a progressive visual loss in the right eye. A complete ophthalmological evaluation including best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) measurement, fundus examination and spectral - domain optical coherence tomography (SD–OCT) was performed. Fundus examination and SD-OCT confirmed the presence of simultaneous macular and posterior FTRHs. A 25-gauge vitrectomy was performed and the internal limiting membrane (ILM) was grasped and peeled off around the two holes. A fragment of the peeled-off ILM anchored on the FTRHs edges was left and inserted into the gaps. Closure of both retinal holes was achieved at 1-month, and BCVA improved from 20/630 at baseline to 20/63 at month 3. No intraoperative or postoperative complications were recorded. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPORTANCE: Inverted ILM flap technique represents a good treatment option in this rare non-iatrogenic condition, allowing a good anatomical and functional recovery.