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PROGNOSTIC FACTORS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF GLIOSIS AFTER INTERNAL LIMITED MEMBRANE FLAP FOR IDIOPATHIC MACULAR HOLES.

Rita Ehrlich

Retina (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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Cohort studyRetina (Philadelphia, Pa.)· Feb 2026

PROGNOSTIC FACTORS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF GLIOSIS AFTER INTERNAL LIMITED MEMBRANE FLAP FOR IDIOPATHIC MACULAR HOLES.

Edward Barayev, Mor Krubiner, Timna Leshchinski … Rita Ehrlich

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RetinaCohort studyPrognosisQ1IF 2.0

Gliosis developed in a small percentage of eyes after macular hole surgery.

PROGNOSTIC FACTORS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF GLIOSIS AFTER INTERNAL LIMITED MEMBRANE FLAP FOR IDIOPATHIC MACULAR HOLES.

Edward Barayev … Rita Ehrlich

Retina (Philadelphia, Pa.) · Feb 2026 · Q1 in Ophthalmology

Purpose

To investigate the prognostic factors for development of gliosis after idiopathic macular hole (idiopathic macular hole) surgery and its relationship to functional and anatomical success.

Methods

This retrospective study included patients with idiopathic macular hole that underwent pars plana vitrectomy using internal limiting membrane flap technique.

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Results

12.3%

eyes developed scarring after surgery for a macular hole

More results

Forty-three underwent temporal flap and 22 an inverted flap 360° around the hole.

0.43 ± 0.33 [20/54], P = 0.222).

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Conclusion · 1 of 2

Our study supports the use of inverted internal limiting membrane flap for idiopathic macular hole as a primary procedure. No gliosis was shown in small macular holes undergoing this technique.

Conclusion · 2 of 2

Even in large idiopathic macular hole where gliosis has developed, an improvement in visual acuity was shown after surgery.

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