43
Participants
Start Date
January 9, 2018
Primary Completion Date
July 31, 2018
Study Completion Date
August 23, 2018
Inverted inner limiting membrane flap technique for large full thickness macular holes
The ILM, stained with IFCG or BBG, is peeled off with ILM forceps, usually beginning near the inferotemporal vascular arcade, at least 2 disk diameters from the macular hole, in a circular manner. The peeling is extended up to the edges of the macular hole, the wide ILM flap obtained reduced by trimming with the vitreous cutter, and the annular remnant of ILM hinged to the hole's edge gently inverted upside down facing the RPE. Therefore, the hole is covered with usually more layers of inverted ILM. Attention is paid to avoid insertion and filling of the hole volume with ILM.
Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico Paolo Giaccone, Palermo
Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico Paolo Giaccone Palermo
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