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Table 2 Characteristics of various studies on surgical procedures for myopic macular hole with retinal detachment

From: A meta-analysis of vitrectomy with or without internal limiting membrane peeling for macular hole retinal detachment in the highly myopic eyes

Trial, year

Vital dyes

Area of ILM peeling

Type of tamponade gas

Face-down duration

Other treatment

Intraoperative and postoperative complications

Ikuno (2003) [14]

ICG

2–3 DD

14 % or 16 % C3F8

2 weeks

No

Posterior capsule opacification

Cataract

Recurrent RD

Lam (2006) [15]

ICG

3–4 DD

12 % C3F8/air mixture

7–10 days

Endolaser at the MH margin

Suprachoroidal hemorrhage

Iatrogenic retinal breaks

Cataract

Glaucoma

Li KK (2010) [17]

TA and 0.15 % trypan blue

Between superotemporal and inferotemporal vascular arcades

14 % C3F8

2 weeks

No

Transient increased IOP

Li X (2009) [9]

TA or ICG

NA

14 % C3F8/air mixture

3 weeks

No

Iatrogenic retinal tear

Elevated IOP

Nakanishi (2008) [10]

TA and ICG

NA

SF6 or C3F8

At least 1 week

No

Iatrogenic retinal breaks

Temporary elevations of IOP

Vitreous hemorrhage

Uemoto (2004) [18]

0.25 % ICG

Within the vascular arcade

24 % SF6 or 14 % C3F8 or room air

1 week

No

Iatrogenic retinal breaks

Epiretinal membrane

Nuclear cataract

Wei (2013) [16]

TA ± 0.5 % ICG ±

3–4 DD

14 % C3F8/air mixture

2 weeks

No

Retinal breaks

Epiretinal membrane

MH reopen

Cataract

Glaucoma

  1. DD disc diameter, ICG indocyanine green, ILM internal limiting membrane, IOP intraocular pressure, MH macular hole, NA not available, TA triamcinolone acetonide