Abstract
Direct treatment of macular diseases became possible as vitreous surgery technique improved [1–4]. Thereafter, reports showed that the internal limiting membrane (ILM) could play a major role in the relaxation of macular hole borders [5–7].
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Abri, A., Binder, S., Assadoullina, A., Brunner, S. (2004). Indocyanine-green enhanced vitreous surgery. In: Binder, S. (eds) The Macula. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-7985-7_34
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