ArticleJournal of ophthalmology2021
Inverted ILM Flap Technique in Idiopathic Full-Thickness Macular Hole Surgery: Functional Outcomes and Their Correlation with Morphologic Findings.
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- Long-Term Structural and Functional Restoration of the Retina After Inverted Internal Limiting Membrane Flap Surgery for Idiopathic Full-Thickness Macular Holes.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Preoperative OCT Biomarkers as Predictors of Postoperative Functional Outcome Assessed by Microperimetry After Inverted ILM Flap Surgery.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Effect of internal limiting membrane surgical techniques on the idiopathic and refractory management of macular holes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.International journal of retina and vitreous · 2024Review
- Temporal inverted internal limiting membrane flap technique for myopic macular hole retinal detachment reconstruction.The Journal of international medical research · 2024Article
- Internal limiting membrane peeling combined with mouse nerve growth factor injection for idiopathic macular hole.BMC ophthalmology · 2023Article
- Visual improvement and regeneration of retinal layers in eyes with small, medium, and large idiopathic full-thickness macular holes treated with the inverted internal limiting membrane flap technique over a period of 12 months.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectivesThe inverted internal limiting membrane (ILM) flap technique has been shown to increase the success rate in large full-thickness macular holes (FTMHs) and in FTMHs associated with high myopia. The aim of our study was to confirm the efficacy and safety of inverted ILM flap technique in idiopathic FTMHs independent of their dimensions and to assess functional outcomes and their correlation to morphologic findings.
methodsSixteen consecutive patients affected by idiopathic FTMH were enrolled in this prospective study. The preoperative mean (±SD) diameter of the FTMH was 422 (±106)
resultsAt six months postoperatively, 15 out of 16 (93.75%) patients obtained FTMH closure. The mean best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) improved from 1.1 LogMAR to 0.3 LogMAR, and the mean retinal sensitivity (MS) improved from 7.2 to 23.4 dB. ELM defects were evident in 1 out of 16 (6.25%) eyes, and EZ defects were detected in 2 out of 16 (12,50%) eyes. A statistically significant relationship was observed between BCVA, MS, and EZ reconstitution at each follow-up visit.
conclusionsResults confirm that the inverted ILM flap technique is a safe and effective option for FTMH treatment and show a strong correlation between higher BCVAs and MSs and EZ reconstitution after surgery.
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