title: Evaluation of the internal limiting membrane after conventional peeling during macular hole surgery.
abstract: We evaluated the histologic features of the internal limiting membrane (ILM) of the retina removed during macular hole surgery without indocyanine green staining. Our investigation focused on the presence or absence of retinal structures adherent to the retinal surface of the ILM. Because only tiny retinal cellular fragments were observed especially in ILM folds, we conclude that conventional ILM peeling can be performed safely with a cleavage plane between the retinal surface of the ILM and Müller cell endfeet.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany. christos.haritoglou@med.uni-muenchen.de
authors.forename: Christos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Haritoglou
authors.forename: Ricarda
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schumann
authors.forename: Ingrid
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Reiniger
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rohleder
authors.forename: Siegfried G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Priglinger
authors.forename: Anselm
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kampik
authors.forename: Arnd
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gandorfer
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001485:Basement Membrane / Q000601:surgery / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D019773:Epiretinal Membrane / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012167:Retinal Perforations / Q000601:surgery*