Clinical Outcomes of Double Staining and Additional ILM Peeling during ERM Surgery

Clinical Outcomes of Double Staining and Additional ILM Peeling during ERM Surgery

PURPOSE To assess the clinical outcomes in idiopathic epiretinal membrane (ERM) patients after vitrectomy and ERM removal with or without additional indocyanine green (ICG)-assisted internal limiting membrane (ILM) peeling. METHODS The medical records of 43 patients with an idiopathic ERM that underwent vitrectomy and ERM removal between July 2007 and April 2010 were reviewed. The patients we...

Staining of the ILM in macular surgery.

Inverted ILM flap, free ILM flap and conventional ILM peeling for large macular holes

Background To assess closure rate after a single surgery of large macular holes and their visual recovery in the short term with three different surgical techniques. Methods Prospective multicenter randomized controlled trial. We included treatment-naïve patients with diagnosis of large macular hole (minimum diameter of > 400 µm). All patients underwent a comprehensive ophthalmological examin...

Comparison of Clinical Outcomes Seprate and semi continus sewing methods during and after Heart valves Surgery

Background and Aims: Various therapies and surgeries are applied in heart valve surgery, including interrupted and semi-continuous suture techniques. Therefore, this study aimed to compare the clinical implications of two methods of interrupted and semi-continuous suture techniques during and after mitral or aortic valve replacement surgery among patients referred to Department of Surgery, Scho...

Vitrectomy with or without internal limiting membrane peeling for idiopathic epiretinal membrane: A meta-analysis

BACKGROUND Studies on vitrectomy with and without internal limiting membrane (ILM) peeling for idiopathic epiretinal membrane (ERM) have yielded uncertain results regarding clinical outcomes and recurrence rates. OBJECTIVE To compare the clinical outcomes of vitrectomy with and without ILM peeling for idiopathic ERM. METHODS Databases, including PubMed, Embase, Cochrane, Web of Science, Goo...