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ReviewInternational journal of ophthalmology2020

Internal limiting membrane flap technique in macular hole surgery.

Qian Xu, Jie Luan

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Review in International journal of ophthalmology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. 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 · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Qian XuSchool of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, Jiangsu Province, China.
Jie LuanSchool of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, Jiangsu Province, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Vitrectomy combined with internal limiting membrane (ILM) peeling is popular for the treatment of macular hole (MH). However, the improvements of MH closure rate and postoperative visual acuity are not satisfactory especially in large and refractory MHs. Currently, the ILM flap technique has gradually been applied for the treatment of MH and achieved high MH closure rate. The ILM flap technique has many variations, including the difference of the size, shape, number, and manner in which the flaps put on the MHs. The ILM flap technique also has some auxiliary means including perfluoro-n-octane (PFO), dye, autologous blood and adhesive viscoelastics. There is controversy about the effects between several technique variations of ILM flap, and it needs to be explored in the future.

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internal limiting membrane flapinternal limiting membrane peelingmacular hole

Identifiers

PMID32420232
PMCPMC7201361

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