December 2002
Volume 43, Issue 13
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ARVO Annual Meeting Abstract  |   December 2002
Macular Hole Surgery With or Without Internal Limiting Membrane (ILM) Stripping: A Comparison of Visual Results, Hole Closure, and Hole Re-opening
Author Affiliations & Notes
  • AS Noffke
    Associated Retinal Consultants Williamsburg MI
  • R Sarrafizadeh
    Associated Retinal Consultants Williamsburg MI
  • GA Williams
    Associated Retinal Consultants Royal Oak MI
  • RR Margherio
    Associated Retinal Consultants Royal Oak MI
  • BR Garretson
    Associated Retinal Consultants Royal Oak MI
  • A Capone Jr
    Associated Retinal Consultants Royal Oak MI
  • AJ Ruby
    Associated Retinal Consultants Royal Oak MI
  • TS Hassan
    Associated Retinal Consultants Royal Oak MI
  • MT Trese
    Associated Retinal Consultants Royal Oak MI
  • Footnotes
    Commercial Relationships   A.S. Noffke, None; R. Sarrafizadeh, None; G.A. Williams, None; R.R. Margherio, None; B.R. Garretson, None; A. Capone, Jr., None; A.J. Ruby, None; T.S. Hassan, None; M.T. Trese, None.
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science December 2002, Vol.43, 2476. doi:
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      AS Noffke, R Sarrafizadeh, GA Williams, RR Margherio, BR Garretson, A Capone Jr, AJ Ruby, TS Hassan, MT Trese; Macular Hole Surgery With or Without Internal Limiting Membrane (ILM) Stripping: A Comparison of Visual Results, Hole Closure, and Hole Re-opening . Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2002;43(13):2476.

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Abstract

Abstract: : Purpose: To compare visual and surgical results in macular hole (MH) surgery performed with or without ILM stripping. Methods: Records of 501 eyes that had MH surgery with a mean follow-up of 40 months (range 6-101) were reviewed. Results: 275 eyes (55%) had ILM stripping. Mean final visual acuity was 20/60 with ILM stripping and 20/68 without (p=0.08). MH closure rate was 91% with ILM stripping and 88% without (p=0.38). The rate of MH re-opening was 8% in eyes with ILM stripping and 12% in eyes without (p=0.17). Conclusion: Visual and surgical results appear to be similar in eyes that have had MH surgery with or without ILM stripping.

Keywords: 461 macular holes • 554 retina • 620 visual acuity 
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