ArticleJournal of ophthalmology2019
Inverted ILM Flap for the Treatment of Myopic Macular Holes: Healing Processes and Morphological Changes in Comparison with Complete ILM Removal.
Article in Journal of ophthalmology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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- Delayed closure of highly myopic macular holes combined with retinoschisis after inverted internal limiting membrane flap.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2025Article
- Autologous retina transplantation for refractory highly myopic macular holes: a long-term follow-up.Japanese journal of ophthalmology · 2025Article
- Comment on: 'Myopic traction maculopathy in fovea-involved myopic chorioretinal atrophy'.Eye (London, England) · 2025Article
- Temporal inverted internal limiting membrane flap technique for myopic macular hole retinal detachment reconstruction.The Journal of international medical research · 2024Article
- Inverted internal limiting membrane flap technique in the surgical treatment of macular holes: 8-year experience.International ophthalmology · 2021Article
- Inverted Internal Limiting Membrane Flap Technique: Is It the Best Option for Macular Holes?Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2021Review
- Inverted ILM Flap Technique in Idiopathic Full-Thickness Macular Hole Surgery: Functional Outcomes and Their Correlation with Morphologic Findings.Journal of ophthalmology · 2021Article
- Current management strategies for atypical macular holes.Taiwan journal of ophthalmologyReview
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Abstract
purposeTo investigate the microstructural changes after successful myopic macular hole (MMH) surgery, comparing inverted ILM flap and complete ILM removal techniques, and their association with visual function.
methodsSpectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) was used to evaluate both external limiting membrane (ELM) and ellipsoid zone (EZ) recovery in 40 eyes of 39 patients who underwent pars plana vitrectomy with either inverted internal limiting membrane flap technique (
resultsELM and EZ was recovered in 72% and 62% of cases, respectively, regardless of the surgical techniques 1 year after surgery. A strong positive association between the ELM and EZ recovery and the mean BCVA was found: regardless of the surgical technique, this was statistically significant at each time point (
conclusionThe inverted ILM flap technique did not affect the MMH healing processes compared to complete ILM removal. Thus, the presence of the ILM plug did not interfere with the restoration of both ELM and EZ, which correlated with functional recovery.
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