Temporal Inverted Internal Limiting Membrane 
Flap Technique for the Treatment of Macular 
Holes

Tanrıverdi, Burak; İçöz, Mehmet; Arıkan Yorgun, Mücella; TOKLU, YASIN

doi:10.54614/eurjther.2022.0019

Temporal Inverted Internal Limiting Membrane Flap Technique for the Treatment of Macular Holes

Yasin TOKLU, (Yıldırım Beyazıt Üniversitesi, Ankara Devlet Hastanesi, Göz Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Ankara, Türkiye)

Mücella ARIKAN YORGUN, (Yıldırım Beyazıt Üniversitesi, Ankara Devlet Hastanesi, Göz Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Ankara, Türkiye)

Burak TANRIVERDİ, (Yıldırım Beyazıt Üniversitesi, Ankara Devlet Hastanesi, Göz Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Ankara, Türkiye)

Mehmet İÇÖZ (Yıldırım Beyazıt Üniversitesi, Ankara Devlet Hastanesi, Göz Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Ankara, Türkiye)

European Journal of Therapeutics

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Yıl: 2022 Cilt: 28 Sayı: 1 Sayfa Aralığı: 73 - 78 Metin Dili: İngilizce DOI: 10.54614/eurjther.2022.0019 İndeks Tarihi: 21-06-2022

Temporal Inverted Internal Limiting Membrane Flap Technique for the Treatment of Macular Holes

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Objective: To determine the anatomic and functional outcomes of macular hole surgery with the temporal inverted flap technique. Methods: In this retrospective study, 9 eyes of 9 patients, who were treated with pars plana vitrectomy using the temporal inverted flap technique and had at least 6 months of postoperative follow-up were enrolled. Best-corrected visual acuity and spectral-domain optical coherence tomography images were determined before and after surgery. Results: The primary disorders were idiopathic macular holes. The mean minimum macular hole diameter was 456.7 ± 150.0 µm (221-622). In all patients, macular hole closure was performed successfully. The final U-shaped foveal contour type was achieved in 77.7% (7/9 eyes) of the patients and V-shape in 22.2% (2/9 eyes). None of the patients had W-shaped closures or flat/opentype contour. Mean best-corrected visual acuity increased from 1.47 ± 0.40 logarithm of the minimal angle of resolution to 0.8 ± 0.41 logarithm of the minimal angle of resolution at the last follow-up visit (P < .001). Conclusion: Temporal inverted flap technique may be an effective method for treating macular holes with different etiologies to minimize the microsurgical trauma. Further large-scale studies are required to assess the efficacy and safety of this technique.

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APA	TOKLU Y, Arıkan Yorgun M, Tanrıverdi B, İçöz M (2022). Temporal Inverted Internal Limiting Membrane Flap Technique for the Treatment of Macular Holes. , 73 - 78. 10.54614/eurjther.2022.0019
Chicago	TOKLU YASIN,Arıkan Yorgun Mücella,Tanrıverdi Burak,İçöz Mehmet Temporal Inverted Internal Limiting Membrane Flap Technique for the Treatment of Macular Holes. (2022): 73 - 78. 10.54614/eurjther.2022.0019
MLA	TOKLU YASIN,Arıkan Yorgun Mücella,Tanrıverdi Burak,İçöz Mehmet Temporal Inverted Internal Limiting Membrane Flap Technique for the Treatment of Macular Holes. , 2022, ss.73 - 78. 10.54614/eurjther.2022.0019
AMA	TOKLU Y,Arıkan Yorgun M,Tanrıverdi B,İçöz M Temporal Inverted Internal Limiting Membrane Flap Technique for the Treatment of Macular Holes. . 2022; 73 - 78. 10.54614/eurjther.2022.0019
Vancouver	TOKLU Y,Arıkan Yorgun M,Tanrıverdi B,İçöz M Temporal Inverted Internal Limiting Membrane Flap Technique for the Treatment of Macular Holes. . 2022; 73 - 78. 10.54614/eurjther.2022.0019
IEEE	TOKLU Y,Arıkan Yorgun M,Tanrıverdi B,İçöz M "Temporal Inverted Internal Limiting Membrane Flap Technique for the Treatment of Macular Holes." , ss.73 - 78, 2022. 10.54614/eurjther.2022.0019
ISNAD	TOKLU, YASIN vd. "Temporal Inverted Internal Limiting Membrane Flap Technique for the Treatment of Macular Holes". (2022), 73-78. https://doi.org/10.54614/eurjther.2022.0019

APA	TOKLU Y, Arıkan Yorgun M, Tanrıverdi B, İçöz M (2022). Temporal Inverted Internal Limiting Membrane Flap Technique for the Treatment of Macular Holes. European Journal of Therapeutics, 28(1), 73 - 78. 10.54614/eurjther.2022.0019
Chicago	TOKLU YASIN,Arıkan Yorgun Mücella,Tanrıverdi Burak,İçöz Mehmet Temporal Inverted Internal Limiting Membrane Flap Technique for the Treatment of Macular Holes. European Journal of Therapeutics 28, no.1 (2022): 73 - 78. 10.54614/eurjther.2022.0019
MLA	TOKLU YASIN,Arıkan Yorgun Mücella,Tanrıverdi Burak,İçöz Mehmet Temporal Inverted Internal Limiting Membrane Flap Technique for the Treatment of Macular Holes. European Journal of Therapeutics, vol.28, no.1, 2022, ss.73 - 78. 10.54614/eurjther.2022.0019
AMA	TOKLU Y,Arıkan Yorgun M,Tanrıverdi B,İçöz M Temporal Inverted Internal Limiting Membrane Flap Technique for the Treatment of Macular Holes. European Journal of Therapeutics. 2022; 28(1): 73 - 78. 10.54614/eurjther.2022.0019
Vancouver	TOKLU Y,Arıkan Yorgun M,Tanrıverdi B,İçöz M Temporal Inverted Internal Limiting Membrane Flap Technique for the Treatment of Macular Holes. European Journal of Therapeutics. 2022; 28(1): 73 - 78. 10.54614/eurjther.2022.0019
IEEE	TOKLU Y,Arıkan Yorgun M,Tanrıverdi B,İçöz M "Temporal Inverted Internal Limiting Membrane Flap Technique for the Treatment of Macular Holes." European Journal of Therapeutics, 28, ss.73 - 78, 2022. 10.54614/eurjther.2022.0019
ISNAD	TOKLU, YASIN vd. "Temporal Inverted Internal Limiting Membrane Flap Technique for the Treatment of Macular Holes". European Journal of Therapeutics 28/1 (2022), 73-78. https://doi.org/10.54614/eurjther.2022.0019