title: Vitrectomy with internal limiting membrane peeling for macular retinoschisis and retinal detachment without macular hole in highly myopic eyes.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report anatomic and visual improvement following vitrectomy with internal limiting membrane (ILM) peeling for two highly myopic patients with retinoschisis and/or retinal detachment without a macular hole.
  
  
  METHODS
  Two interventional case reports.
  
  
  METHODS
  Two highly myopic patients who had retinoschisis and/or retinal detachment without a full-thickness macular hole underwent vitrectomy, internal limiting membrane peeling, and long-acting gas injection. Main outcome measures included best-corrected visual acuity, biomicroscopic appearance, and optical coherent tomography finding.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Vitrectomy with ILM peeling results in biomicroscopic, functional, and tomographic improvement in both patients, for follow-up periods of 12 months and 8 months, respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Vitrectomy with ILM peeling and gas tamponade is an effective method for retinoschisis and/or retinal detachment without a macular hole in highly myopic patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Kagoshima City Hospital, Kagoshima, Japan.
authors.forename: Shigeru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kanda
authors.forename: Akinori
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Uemura
authors.forename: Yushi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sakamoto
authors.forename: Hazuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kita
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004396:Coloring Agents; D019773:Epiretinal Membrane / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005466:Fluorocarbons / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007208:Indocyanine Green; D007368:Interferometry; D008027:Light; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009216:Myopia / Q000150:complications*; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D012167:Retinal Perforations / Q000150:complications; D041441:Retinoschisis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D014054:Tomography; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014821:Vitrectomy / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D004396:Coloring Agents; D005466:Fluorocarbons; C042852:perflutren; D007208:Indocyanine Green