In vivo observation of internal limiting membrane in an eye with macular hole.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
To determine whether an internal limiting membrane (ILM) in the foveal area with a full-thickness idiopathic macular hole (MH) was intact. Interventional case report. The ILM was stained with indocyanine green and peeled with forceps during pars plana vitrectomy for a full-thickness MH with a cuff. The stained membrane over the MH was carefully examined to determine whether a hole was present. The ILM was clearly observed by indocyanine green staining during pars plana vitrectomy; no hole was detected in the membrane over the MH. A full-thickness MH with a cuff can occur in the absence of a hole in the ILM.
Medical subject headings
- Basement Membrane
- Retinal Perforations