2010
Inverted Internal Limiting Membrane Flap Technique for Large Macular Holes
Michalewska Z, Michalewski J, Adelman RA, Nawrocki J. Inverted Internal Limiting Membrane Flap Technique for Large Macular Holes. Ophthalmology 2010, 117: 2018-2025. PMID: 20541263, DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2010.02.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLarge macular holesILM flap techniqueMacular hole closureMembrane flap techniqueMacular holeGroup 2Group 1Visual acuityFlap techniqueOptical coherence tomographySpectral optical coherence tomographyAnatomic outcomesHole closureStandard macular hole surgeryInternal Limiting Membrane Flap TechniqueCoherence tomographyVisual acuity 12 monthsPars plana vitrectomyMacular hole surgeryFluid-air exchangeLimited visual acuityRetinal pigment epitheliumSurgical failureFoveal anatomyPlana vitrectomy
2008
Correlation between foveal structure and visual outcome following macular hole surgery: a spectral optical coherence tomography study
Michalewska Z, Michalewski J, Cisiecki S, Adelman R, Nawrocki J. Correlation between foveal structure and visual outcome following macular hole surgery: a spectral optical coherence tomography study. Graefe's Archive For Clinical And Experimental Ophthalmology 2008, 246: 823-830. PMID: 18386040, DOI: 10.1007/s00417-007-0764-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMacular hole surgerySpectral optical coherence tomographyHole surgeryRetinal layersGood postoperative visual acuityOptical coherence tomography studyNerve fiber layer defectsFull-thickness macular holeNormal foveal thicknessPostoperative visual acuityFinal functional outcomeOuter retinal layersPars plana vitrectomyMacular hole closurePhotoreceptor layer defectsPhotoreceptor defectsOptical coherence tomographyLayer defectsFoveal thicknessRetinal thicknessVisual outcomePlana vitrectomyVisual acuityFunctional outcomeTrypan blue staining