Research Article
Inverted ILM Flap for the Treatment of Myopic Macular Holes: Healing Processes and Morphological Changes in Comparison with Complete ILM Removal
Table 2
Eyes demonstrating complete restoration of external limiting membrane (ELM) and ellipsoid zone (EZ) integrity at different time points.
| | | 1 month | 3 months | 6 months | 1 year |
| | Whole sample () | | ELM, n (%) | 16 (40) | 23 (59) | 28 (72) | 28 (72) | | EZ, n (%) | 6 (15) | 14 (36) | 21 (54) | 24 (62) | | Inverted flap () | | ELM, n (%) | 11 (41) | 16 (62) | 18 (69) | 18 (69) | | EZ, n (%) | 3 (11) | 10 (38) | 15 (58) | 16 (62) | | ILM peeling () | | ELM, n (%) | 5 (39) | 7 (54) | 10 (77) | 10 (77) | | EZ, n (%) | 3 (23) | 4 (31) | 6 (46) | 8 (62) | | ELM p values (inverted vs peeling) | 0.4519 | 0.3147 | 0.2996 | 0.2996 | | EZ p values (inverted vs peeling) | 0.1591 | 0.3326 | 0.2378 | 0.5000 |
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