Researchers have found in a new study that dyslipidemia may impair postoperative retinal recovery by delaying macular hole closure, suggesting a role for systemic metabolic dysfunction in surgical outcomes. The study, published in BMC Ophthalmology , evaluated patients undergoing macular hole surgery and analyzed their lipid profiles in relation to healing times. Patients with elevated cholesterol, triglycerides, or other lipid abnormalities were more likely to experience slower closure of the macular hole, highlighting the impact of metabolic health on ocular recovery. These findings emphasize that systemic conditions such as dyslipidemia may influence the success of otherwise standard surgical procedures.

The researchers proposed several mechanisms linking dyslipidemia to delayed reti

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