can a macular hole be treated?

Yes..very successfully.

Treatment involves a vitrectomy...to remove all vitreous and to remove all traction on the edges of the hole...allowing the edges of the hole to come back together again. At the conclusion of the operation...the eye is filled with a gas bubble...and the patient is asked to lay on their face for a week. The bubble of gas can thus push on the hole...and help for the hole to heal and the edges to come together. Surgical success is approximately 95%