Restoration of the Ellipsoid Zone and Visual Prognosis at 1 Year after Surgical Macular Hole Closure

Figure 1

Macular OCT images of a patient who was included in the study (a) and excluded from the study (b). (a) The ellipsoid zone (EZ; up arrow) is disrupted with foveal detachment (arrowhead) beneath a continuous external limiting membrane (ELM; down arrow). (b) Both the EZ (up arrow) and the ELM (down arrow) are disrupted at the fovea (asterisk). Foveal detachment is not observed.

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