Inverted ILM Flap for the Treatment of Myopic Macular Holes: Healing Processes and Morphological Changes in Comparison with Complete ILM Removal

Table 1

Baseline demographics factors for patients affected by myopic macular hole (MMH).

	Inverted ILM flap ()	ILM peeling ()	value	Total ()
Gender (M : F)	7 : 20	3 : 10	—	10 : 30
Age (years), mean (SD)	57.8 (10.0)	62.9 (13.3)	0.1179	59.5 (11.3)
Eye (right-left)	14 : 13	6 : 7	—	20 : 20
BCVA baseline decimal, mean (SD)	0.24 (0.11)	0.28 (0.13)	0.1644	0.25 (0.12)
Axial length (mm), mean (SD)	29.3 (2.9)	31.0 (3.0)	0.1340	29.7 (3.0)
MMH minimum diameter in µm, mean (SD)	440 (191)	368 µm (179)	0.1258	416 (188)
Lens
Aphakic	1 (4%)	0 (0%)		1 (2.5%)
Pseudophakic before Vx	11 (41%)	9 (69%)		20 (50%)
Phacoemulsification during Vx	9 (33%)	3 (23%)		12 (30%)
Phacoemulsification after Vx	1 (4%)	1 (8%)		2 (5%)
Cataract	5 (18%)	0 (0%)		5 (12.5%)