Ultrastructure Analysis of Excised Internal Limiting Membrane in Eyes of Highly Myopia With Myopic Traction Maculopathy

Kyorin University7 enrolled

Overview

The excised ILM from 7 eyes of 7 patients with MTM including 7 eyes with macular retinoschisis and 4 eyes with foveal detachment but without any retinal break underwent vitrectomy with induction of posterior vitreous detachment and ILM peeling was examined to evaluate ultrastructure with electron microscopy.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Myopic Traction Maculopathy

Interventions

Vitrectomy with internal limiting membrane peelingPROCEDURE

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 20 YearsMax age: 90 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * The inclusion criteria were patients who underwent vitrectomy and internal limiting membrane peeling for myopic traction maculopathy and had a follow-up for more than 6 months. Exclusion Criteria: * The patients with follow-up less than 6 months

Locations (1)

Makoto Inoue

Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Visual acuity before and after surgery

Comparison in logarithm of Minimum Angle of Resolution (logMAR) vision

Time frame: 6 months

Secondary Outcomes

Retinal reattachment

Resolution of macular retinoschisis and foveal detachment

Time frame: 6 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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