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Purpose: To investigate macular changes in eyes with postoperative hypotony without clinical maculopathy using high-resolution Fourier-domain optical coherence tomography (FD-OCT).Methods: Fourteen eyes of 12 patients with postoperative intraocular pressure (IOP) [le] 6 mmHg for at least 4 weeks but with no detectable clinical features associated with hypotony maculopathy were imaged by FD-OCT prospectively. Images were analysed by two retina specialists masked to clinical findings.Results: Most patients were female (83%) and myopic (75%) with a mean age of 65 ± 17 [standard deviation (SD)] years (range 2[ndash]86 years). Mean central corneal thickness was 519 ± 34 [mu]m [95% confidence interval (CI) 502[ndash]537] and mean IOP before surgery was 20 ± 8 mmHg (95%

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