Hyperacute spontaneous closure of a traumatic macular tear in a middle-aged female

Abstract

We report a case of a keyhole-shaped macular tear following blunt trauma and its spontaneous closure within 2 weeks in a middle-aged female. A 45-year-old female presented with unilateral acute diminution of vision following blunt trauma. Clinical examination revealed an atypical keyhole-shaped macular tear. Spontaneous closure of the tear was noted at the next review at 2 weeks. Most cases of spontaneous closure reported in the literature are in younger patients and after 1 month of trauma. Our case is unique because of the relatively older age of the patient, early spontaneous closure, and atypical configuration of tear.