Trial reportGraefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie2017
Comparisons of focal macular electroretinograms after indocyanine green-, brilliant blue G-, or triamcinolone acetonide-assisted macular hole surgery.
Trial report in Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.
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- Comparison of trypan blue and Brilliant Blue G for staining of the anterior lens capsule during cataract surgery: short-term results.International ophthalmology · 2019Trial
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- Refractory macular hole surgery with amniotic membrane transplant functional assessment.International journal of retina and vitreous · 2025Article
- The Concept of Anatomical Reconstruction of the Foveola Using Activated Conditioned Plasma (ACP).Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Transient increase of flicker electroretinograms after combined cataract surgery and vitrectomy for idiopathic epiretinal membrane.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Electroretinographic Assessments of Macular Function after Brilliant Blue G Staining for Inner Limiting Membrane Peeling.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Long-Term Observations of Thickness Changes of Each Retinal Layer following Macular Hole Surgery.Journal of ophthalmology · 2021Article
- Outcomes of 4 surgical adjuvants used for internal limiting membrane peeling in macular hole surgery: a systematic review and network Meta-analysis.International journal of ophthalmology · 2020Article
- Internal limiting membrane peeling with different dyes in the surgery of idiopathic macular hole: a systematic review of literature and network Meta-analysis.International journal of ophthalmology · 2019Article
- Multifocal Electroretinography in Assessment of Macular Function after Internal Limiting Membrane Peeling in Macular Hole Surgery.Journal of ophthalmology · 2019Article
- A Review of Surgical Outcomes and Advances for Macular Holes.Journal of ophthalmology · 2018Review
- OCT angiography in idiopathic macular holes, some methodological concerns.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2017Article
- Preoperative prognostic factors for macular hole surgery: Which is better?Oman journal of ophthalmologyArticle
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Abstract
purposeTo compare the effects of indocyanine green (ICG)-, brilliant blue G (BBG)-, or triamcinolone acetonide (TA)-assisted internal limiting membrane (ILM) peeling during macular hole (MH) surgery on the different components of the focal macular electroretinograms (fmERGs).
methodsForty-eight eyes of 48 patients with a macular hole were randomly divided into those undergoing ICG-, BBG-, or TA-assisted vitrectomy (n = 16 for each group). All patients had combined cataract and macular hole surgery with ILM peeling. The fmERGs were recorded before, and 1, 3, 6, 9, and 12 months postoperatively. The amplitudes and implicit times of the a- and b-waves, the amplitudes of the sum of the oscillatory potentials (ΣOPs), and the photopic negative responses (PhNRs) were analyzed.
resultsThe amplitudes of all of the components of the fmERGs gradually increased with time after surgery (P < 0.005). The implicit times of the a- and b-waves were significantly prolonged at 1 month (P < 0.01) and then gradually returned to the baseline times. No significant differences were found in these changes among the groups. In pooled data from the 48 patients, the PhNR amplitude increased more than the a- and b-waves and the ΣOPs amplitudes at every time point after 3 months (P < 0.005).
conclusionsThe lack of significant differences on the different components of the fmERGs indicates that none of the three agents was toxic to the macula. After closure of a MH, the function of the retinal ganglion cells may recover more than that of the other neural elements in the macular area.
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