EFFECT OF INVERTED INTERNAL LIMITING MEMBRANE FLAP ON CLOSURE RATE, POSTOPERATIVE VISUAL ACUITY, AND RESTORATION OF OUTER RETINAL LAYERS IN PRIMARY IDIOPATHIC MACULAR HOLE SURGERY

Purpose:To investigate the role of an internal limiting membrane (ILM) flap in macular hole (MH) surgery on closure rate, visual acuity, and integrity of the outer retinal layers.Methods:Retrospective, nonrandomized interventional analysis in which 117 eyes of 117 patients were included who had unde