ArticleAmerican journal of ophthalmology case reports2020
Macular pucker formation after macular hole surgery with inverted internal limiting membrane flap technique and silicone oil tamponade.
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- Simple Superior Inverted Flap Technique with Extended Internal Limiting Membrane Peeling for the Treatment of Large Macular Holes.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2026Article
- Development of secondary epiretinal membrane after vitrectomy with inverted ILM flap technique to treat a macular hole.American journal of ophthalmology case reports · 2025Article
- Proliferative gliosis, a rare finding following multilayered inverted internal limiting membrane flap technique for concurrent macular hole and retinal detachment: Case series.American journal of ophthalmology case reports · 2024Article
- Flap-Related Complications Following Temporal Inverted Internal Limiting Membrane Flap for Macular Hole Repair.Turkish journal of ophthalmology · 2023Article
- Macular pucker formation after inverted internal limiting membrane flap technique: Two case reports.American journal of ophthalmology case reports · 2022Article
- Comparison of outcomes of idiopathic macular holes treated by vitrectomy with air or silicone oil tamponade based on the hole size.International journal of ophthalmology · 2022Article
- Contractility of temporal inverted internal limiting membrane flap after vitrectomy for macular hole.Scientific reports · 2021Observational
- Visual Improvement Despite Macular Pucker After Inverted Internal Limiting Membrane Flap Technique for Idiopathic Macular Hole.Journal of vitreoretinal diseasesArticle
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Abstract
purposeThe inverted internal limiting membrane (ILM) technique was recently introduced for refractory macular hole. Here, we evaluate a case of macular pucker formation after macular hole surgery using the inverted ILM flap technique and silicone oil tamponade. After undergoing vitrectomy combined with ILM removal, the patient had a good visual prognosis. OBSERVATIONS: A 49-year-old male with macular hole affecting both of his eyes underwent vitrectomies. Three months after the first surgery in his right eye, macular pucker formation was observed in the macula, which was associated with the ILM flap used to cover the macular hole. After peeling the ILM, the macula returned to a normal contour and visual acuity improved. Examination of the removed ILM revealed macrophage-like cells containing silicone oil particles that were responsible for the ILM contraction. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPORTANCE: When using the inverted ILM flap technique and silicone oil, macular pucker may occur after macular hole surgery. Peeling of the ILM flap restored the macular shape and did not reopen the macular hole, thereby improving visual acuity. Thus, silicone oil should be used with caution when performing macular hole surgery with the ILM flap technique.
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