title: Comparison of the Effectiveness of Pars Plana Vitrectomy with and without Internal Limiting Membrane Peeling for Idiopathic Retinal Membrane Removal: A Meta-Analysis.
abstract: We conducted a meta-analysis of published retrospective studies and compared the effectiveness of pars plana vitrectomy with and without internal limiting membrane (ILM) peeling for idiopathic epiretinal membrane (IERM). The results revealed that patients in the IERM+ILM peeling group had better BCVA after surgery within 12 months than those in IERM peeling group. But patients in the IERM peeling group showed better BCVA in the 18th month. More retrospective studies or randomized controlled trials are required to investigate and compare the long-term effect of IERM removal with and without ILM peeling.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410011, China.
authors.forename: Hanhan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, China.
authors.forename: Shanru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zuo
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410011, China.
authors.forename: Chun
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ding
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410011, China.
authors.forename: Xunzhang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Dai
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410011, China.
authors.forename: Xiaohua
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhu