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Kazuaki Kadonosono, MD; Norihiko Itoh, PhD; Eiichi Uchio, MD; Satoshi Nakamura, MD; Shigeaki Ohno, MD

Arch Ophthalmol. 2000;118:1116-1118.

Removal of internal limiting membranes (ILMs) is a potentially useful surgical approach to close an idiopathic macular hole. However, the removal of ILMs is difficult to perform because of poor visibility of the ILMs. We have developed a technique for staining the ILM with a solution of indocyanine green to facilitate the removal of ILMs in eyes with an idiopathic macular hole. Thirteen eyes of 13 patients (8 women and 5 men, aged from 54 to 68 years) with idiopathical macular hole stage 3 or stage 4 that underwent removal of ILMs using this technique had an anatomical closure rate of 92% and an improvement of visual acuity of 89% (2 Snellen letter chart lines). The excised specimens were evaluated using transmission electron microscopy. Our results show that this technique is safe and useful in visualizing the ILM, leading to the performance of successful removal of an ILM with least damage to the retina.

From the Department of Ophthalmology, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan. The authors have no commercial, proprietary, or financial interest in the products or companies described in this article.

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