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Table 3 Comparison of postoperative study participant data

From: Inverted internal limiting membrane flap technique versus complete internal limiting membrane peeling in large macular hole surgery: a comparative study

Characteristics

Group 1 (ILM Removal)

Group 2 (Inverted ILM Flap)

P-value

Postoperative BCVA (LogMAR; mean ± SD)

   

1 month

0.77 ± 0.31

0.74 ± 0.25

0.73

3 months

0.67 ± 0.33

0.67 ± 0.26

0.95

6 months

0.70 ± 0.31

0.45 ± 0.25

0.005

Improvement in BCVA

−0.35 ± 0.33

−0.54 ± 0.25

0.03

Primary MH closure rate

70% (16/23)

91% (21/23)

0.67

`Additional surgery

3 (No surgical success)

1 (One surgical success)

0.30

Final MH closure rate

70% (16/23)

96% (22/23)

0.02

  1. Abbreviations BCVA best-corrected visual acuity, LogMAR logarithm of minimum angle of resolution, MH macular hole