title: In vivo observation of internal limiting membrane in an eye with macular hole.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine whether an internal limiting membrane (ILM) in the foveal area with a full-thickness idiopathic macular hole (MH) was intact.
  
  
  METHODS
  Interventional case report.
  
  
  METHODS
  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.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The ILM was clearly observed by indocyanine green staining during pars plana vitrectomy; no hole was detected in the membrane over the MH.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A full-thickness MH with a cuff can occur in the absence of a hole in the ILM.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka Rosai Hospital, Osaka, Japan. toyagi@orh.go.jp
authors.forename: Tomohito
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Oyagi
authors.forename: Kazuyuki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Emi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001485:Basement Membrane / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D004396:Coloring Agents; D006801:Humans; D007208:Indocyanine Green; D008297:Male; D012167:Retinal Perforations / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D013459:Sulfur Hexafluoride / Q000008:administration & dosage; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014821:Vitrectomy / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D004396:Coloring Agents; D007208:Indocyanine Green; D013459:Sulfur Hexafluoride