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New vitrectomy data have been reported by researchers at William Beaumont Hospital

Published in Surgery Litigation and Law Weekly, June 27th, 2008

In this recently published article, scientists in the United States conducted a study "To investigate the surgical findings and outcomes after vitrectomy for a lamellar macular hole (LMH). Retrospective, consecutive, interventional case series."

"Twenty-seven patients (27 eyes) with a lamellar macular hole and central vision loss. All patients underwent 3-port vitrectomy with internal limiting membrane (ILM) stripping by one of the authors. Best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and appearance by optical coherence tomography (OCT) were obtained preoperatively and postoperatively. Preoperative and postoperative BCVA and OCT imaging. Visual acuity improved postoperatively...

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