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SUBMITTER: Chandra A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5437316 | biostudies-other | 2017 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Chandra A A Lai M M Mitry D D Banerjee P J PJ Flayeh H H Negretti G G Kumar N N Wickham L L
Eye (London, England) 20170113 5
PurposeThe purpose of the study was to investigate the role of ethnicity on idiopathic macular holes (IMH) structure and surgical outcome. This was a retrospective review.Patients and methodsConsecutive patients undergoing primary IMH surgery at two surgical sites of Moorfields Eye Hospital (London, UK) between April 2012 and June 2013. The main outcome measure was post surgical anatomical closure of IMH.ResultsTwo hundred and twenty two primary IMH surgeries were undertaken. A standard procedur ...[more]