Internal limiting membrane peeling versus no peeling during primary vitrectomy for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

BACKGROUND:Internal limiting membrane (ILM) peeling during primary vitrectomy for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) prevents the formation of postoperative macular epiretinal membrane (ERM). However, studies that compared vitrectomy with and without ILM peeling for RRD, have reported controver...

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Main Authors: Matteo Fallico, Andrea Russo, Antonio Longo, Alfredo Pulvirenti, Teresio Avitabile, Vincenza Bonfiglio, Niccolò Castellino, Gilda Cennamo, Michele Reibaldi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6053210?pdf=render