Primary ILM peeling during retinal detachment repair: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: Epiretinal membrane (ERM) formation is a known postoperative complication following retinal detachment (RD) repair surgery. Prophylactic peeling of the internal limiting membrane (ILM) during surgery has been shown to reduce the risk of developing postoperative ERM formation. Some baseline characteristics and degrees of surgical complexity may act as risk factors for ERM development. In this review we aimed to investigate the benefit of ILM peeling in patients without significant proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) who underwent pars plana vitrectomy for RD repair. A literature search using PubMed and various keywords retrieved relevant papers from which data were extracted and analyzed. Finally, the results of 12 observational studies (3420 eyes) were summarized. ILM peeling significant

SUBMITTER: Lamas-Francis D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9984489 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature