Table 1.

Patient characteristics. Group 1: ILM Removal Group and Group 2: Inverted ILM flap Group

Patient no.	Age range	Eye	Preoperative lens status	MH diameter (μm)	Operative procedure	Tamponade	Preoperative BCVA (decimal)
Group 1
1	70–74	R	IOL	598	PPV, PL	C2F6	0.2
2	75–79	R	IOL	652	PPV, PL	C2F6	0.01
3	75–79	L	IOL	479	PPV, PL	C2F6	0.2
4	60–64	R	Phake	753	PPV, PL, PEA, IOL	C2F6	0.1
5	75–79	R	IOL	451	PPV, PL	C2F6	0.1
6	65–69	L	IOL	505	PPV, PL	C2F6	0.2
7	55–59	L	IOL	697	PPV, PL	C2F6	0.05
8	60–64	R	IOL	500	PPV, PL	C2F6	0.2
9	65–69	L	Phake	1028	PPV, PL, PEA, IOL	C2F6	0.05
10	70–74	R	Phake	479	PPV, PL, PEA, IOL	C2F6	0.15
11	65–69	L	Phake	401	PPV, PL, PEA, IOL	C2F6	0.2
12	70–74	R	IOL	603	PPV, PL	C2F6	0.1
13	60–64	R	IOL	401	PPV, PL	C2F6	0.05
14	70–74	L	IOL	654	PPV, PL	C2F6	0.2
15	75–79	L	IOL	400	PPV, PL	C2F6	0.1
16	50–54	R	Phake	879	PPV, PL, PEA, IOL	C2F6	0.05
17	60–64	R	IOL	695	PPV, PL	C2F6	0.05
18	65–69	R	IOL	450	PPV, PL	C2F6	0.05
19	60–64	L	IOL	508	PPV, PL	C2F6	0.1
20	70–74	R	IOL	400	PPV, PL	C2F6	0.15
21	65–69	R	Phake	400	PPV, PL, PEA, IOL	C2F6	0.1
22	65–69	R	IOL	650	PPV, PL	C2F6	0.05
23	60–64	R	Phake	621	PPV, PL, PEA, IOL	C2F6	0.1
Group 2
1	65–69	L	IOL	426	PPV, ILM	C2F6	0.12
2	70–74	L	IOL	432	PPV, ILM	C2F6	0.3
3	65–69	R	Phake	502	PPV, ILM, PEA, IOL	C2F6	0.16
4	65–69	R	IOL	571	PPV, ILM	C2F6	0.1
5	65–69	R	IOL	575	PPV, ILM	C2F6	0.08
6	70–74	L	IOL	573	PPV, ILM	C2F6	0.1
7	75–79	R	Phake	593	PPV, ILM, PEA, IOL	C2F6	0.16
8	65–69	L	IOL	640	PPV, ILM	C2F6	0.04
9	70–74	R	IOL	642	PPV, ILM	C2F6	0.16
10	60–64	R	IOL	694	PPV, ILM	C2F6	0.08
11	65–69	L	IOL	699	PPV, ILM	C2F6	0.08
12	60–64	L	Phake	691	PPV, ILM, PEA, IOL	C2F6	0.04
13	65–69	R	Phake	739	PPV, ILM, PEA, IOL	C2F6	0.08
14	45–49	L	IOL	746	PPV, ILM	C2F6	0.16
15	75–79	L	Phake	798	PPV, ILM, PEA, IOL	C2F6	0.1
16	60–64	R	IOL	792	PPV, ILM	C2F6	0.16
17	75–79	L	IOL	833	PPV, ILM	C2F6	0.16
18	70–74	R	IOL	891	PPV, ILM	C2F6	0.1
19	40–44	L	IOL	1159	PPV, ILM	C2F6	0.1
20	55–59	R	Phake	674	PPV, ILM, PEA, IOL	C2F6	0.05
21	75–79	R	IOL	721	PPV, ILM	C2F6	0.1
22	55–59	R	IOL	438	PPV, ILM	C2F6	0.25
23	65–69	R	IOL	524	PPV, ILM	C2F6	0.1

Abbreviations: BCVA best-corrected visual acuity, C2F8 hexafluoroethane, ILM Inverted ILM flap, IOL intraocular lens, LogMAR logarithm of minimum angle of resolution, MH macular hole, PEA phacoemulsification, PPV pars plana vitrectomy