ArticleJournal of ophthalmology2019
The Role of Single-Layered Flap in Temporal Inverted Internal Limiting Membrane Flap Technique for Macular Holes: Pros and Cons.
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- Ganglion cell layer changes following the idiopathic macular hole surgery using inverted limiting membrane flap technique.BMC ophthalmology · 2025Article
- Temporal inverted internal limiting membrane flap technique for myopic macular hole retinal detachment reconstruction.The Journal of international medical research · 2024Article
- Comparative study of conventional internal limiting membrane peeling versus temporal inverted internal limiting membrane flap for large macular hole treatment.Indian journal of ophthalmology · 2023Article
- Internal limiting membrane peeling in macular hole surgery.German medical science : GMS e-journal · 2022Review
- Contractility of temporal inverted internal limiting membrane flap after vitrectomy for macular hole.Scientific reports · 2021Observational
- Inverted internal limiting membrane flap technique in eyes with large idiopathic full-thickness macular hole: long-term functional and morphological outcomes.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2021Article
- Choroidal neovascularisation following inverted internal limiting membrane flap technique for idiopathic macular hole: a case for modified flaps.BMJ case reports · 2021Article
- Inverted Internal Limiting Membrane Flap Technique: Is It the Best Option for Macular Holes?Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2021Review
- Evaluation of Vision-Related Quality of Life after Autologous Internal Limiting-Membrane Transplantation for Refractory Macular Holes.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2020Article
- Perfluorocarbon liquid-assisted inverted inner limiting membrane-flap for large macular hole after recurrent rhegmatogenous retinal detachment.Taiwan journal of ophthalmologyArticle
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Abstract
purposeTo assess the safety and effectiveness of the single-layered inverted internal limiting membrane (ILM) flap technique for treating chronic, large, or highly myopic macular holes (MHs).
methodsThe medical records of 20 eyes of 20 consecutive Japanese patients with large MHs (
resultsThe MHs closed successfully in all (100%) eyes postoperatively. In the MHs associated with an ERM, after hole closure, gradual foveal deformation occurred in both the area from which the ILM was not peeled and the ILM flap inverted side.
conclusionsThe single-layered inverted ILM flap technique, a simple surgery to treat MHs, provides scaffolding for retinal gliosis and may facilitate bridge formation between the walls of the MH under the flap. Considering the 100% success rate of MH closure, this technique seems to be effective and safe for treating chronic, large, or highly myopic MHs and MHs in patients unable to maintain postoperative prone positioning. In the MHs associated with ERMs, gradual foveal deformation was observed after ERM peeling. Further studies are needed to minimize surgical complications and understand the mechanism of this technique. This trial is registered with UMIN000035091.
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