Many ocular disorders leading to blindness could benefit from efficient delivery of
therapeutics to the retina. However, despite extensive research into drug delivery vehicles …

Membrane forceps for performing an ILM or ERM peel procedure include a handle, a tube
extending from the handle, and forceps jaws extending from the tube. The forceps jaws may …

A surgical instrument such as for use in vitreoretinal sur geries is described. The surgical
instrument may include a pair of pincers resiliently biased toward an opened configu ration …

Epiretinal membrane (ERM) is a pathologic tissue that develops at the vitreoretinal interface.
ERM is responsible for pathological changes of vision with varying degrees of clinical …

Previous studies reported the expression of toll-like receptors (TLRs), merely TLR2 and
TLR4, and complement fragments (C3a, C5b9) in vitreoretinal disorders. Other than …

Abstract● AIM: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of vitrectomy with internal limiting
membrane (ILM) peeling for diabetic macular edema (DME).● METHODS: The PubMed …

Introduction Epiretinal traction is not responsible only for epiretinal but also intraretinal
changes. This study aims to describe structural and vascular intraretinal changes after …

The present study was performed to establish a novel ocular surgery simulator for training in
peeling of the inner limited membrane (ILM). This simulator included a next-generation …

Retinitis pigmentosa and macular degeneration lead to photoreceptor death and loss of
visual perception. Despite recent progress, restorative technologies for photoreceptor …

Retinal ganglion cell (RGC) death causes irreversible vision loss in patients with glaucoma
and other forms of optic neuropathy because the mammalian retina and optic nerve lack …