Internal limiting membrane removal in the management of full-thickness macular holes

V Mester, F Kuhn - American journal of ophthalmology, 2000 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To determine the effectiveness of removal of the internal limiting membrane in
the treatment of full-thickness macular holes. METHODS: Data were reviewed from a …

Surgical management of macular holes: a report by the American Academy of Ophthalmology

WE Benson, KC Cruickshanks, DS Fong, GA Williams… - Ophthalmology, 2001 - Elsevier
Objective: The document describes macular hole surgery and examines the available
evidence to address questions about the efficacy of the procedure for different stages of …

Macular hole surgery with and without internal limiting membrane peeling

HL Brooks Jr - Ophthalmology, 2000 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To compare results of surgery for idiopathic macular hole with and without
internal limiting membrane (ILM) peeling in a series of consecutive patients over a 5-year …

Indocyanine green-assisted peeling of the internal limiting membrane in macular hole surgery affects visual outcome: a clinicopathologic correlation

C Haritoglou, A Gandorfer, CA Gass… - American journal of …, 2002 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To report the ultrastructure of the internal limiting membrane (ILM) after macular
hole surgery with indocyanine green (ICG) staining and to investigate an association with …

Macular changes after peeling of the internal limiting membrane in macular hole surgery

C Haritoglou, CA Gass, M Schaumberger, O Ehrt… - American journal of …, 2001 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To report the incidence of macular changes following pars plana vitrectomy with
peeling of the internal limiting membrane (ILM) for idiopathic macular hole. DESIGN …

Effect of autologous platelet concentrate in surgery for idiopathic macular hole: results of a multicenter, double-masked, randomized trial

M Paques, C Chastang, A Mathis, J Sahel, P Massin… - Ophthalmology, 1999 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate prospectively the efficacy and safety of autologous platelet
concentrate (APC) as an adjuvant in surgery for idiopathic macular hole. DESIGN …

Long-term follow-up after macular hole surgery with internal limiting membrane peeling

C Haritoglou, CA Gass, M Schaumberger… - American journal of …, 2002 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To report long-term anatomical and functional results after pars plana vitrectomy
with peeling of the internal limiting membrane (ILM) for idiopathic macular hole. DESIGN …

Macular holes: classification, epidemiology, natural history and treatment

M La Cour, J Friis - Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Macular hole is a retinal disease primarily affecting elderly women. Its overall
prevalence in the Danish population is estimated to be 0.14%. The majority of cases are …

Optical coherence tomography of successfully repaired idiopathic macular holes

M Imai, H Iijima, T Gotoh, S Tsukahara - American journal of ophthalmology, 1999 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To present the cross-sectional retinal imaging results of optical coherence
tomography in eyes with successfully repaired idiopathic macular hole and their relevance …

Surgery for idiopathic full-thickness macular hole: two-year results of a randomized clinical trial comparing naturalhistory, vitrectomy, and vitrectomy plus autologous …

E Ezra, ZJ Gregor… - Archives of …, 2004 - jamanetwork.com
Objectives To determine the benefits of idiopathic full-thickness macular hole (FTMH)
surgery compared with observation and to evaluate the use of autologousserum as an …