New technique for challenging macular holes shows promise

CHICAGO — Combining techniques of covering or filling larger macular holes with internal limiting membrane scaffolding and draining fluid from the macular hole by subretinal cannula produced short-term anatomic and visual success among patients in a pilot study, according to a speaker here.
“Recent analysis supports the covering or filling of larger macular holes with ILM scaffolding to facilitate closure and improve visual and anatomic outcomes,” Robert Andrew Sisk, MD, FACS, said at the American Society of Retina Specialists meeting. “In one recent series, drainage of

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