| ID | Search | Hits |
| #1 | [mh ^“vitreoretinal surgery”] OR [mh ^vitrectomy] OR [mh ^Retina] OR [mh Retina/su] OR [mh ^“Retinal Perforations”] OR [mh “Epiretinal Membrane”] | 1401 |
| #2 | ((((vitreoretinal or “vitreo retinal” or retina or macula *) NEAR/3 (surg * or operat * or prosedure * or repair or translocation* or incision *)) or retinotom * or vitrectom * or (vitreous NEAR/2 resection *))):ti,ab,kw | 2586 |
| #3 | ((retina * or macula *) NEAR/3 (perforation * or hole * or tear * or break * or rupture)) | 837 |
| #4 | (((epiretinal or epimacular or preretninal) NEAR/2 membrane *)):ti,ab,kw | 406 |
| #5 | {OR #1-#4} | 3469 |
| #6 | [mh ^“Tomography, Optical Coherence”] | 1622 |
| #7 | ((“optical coherence tomography” or “optical coherence tomographies” or oct or ioct or sdoct)):ti,ab,kw | 8854 |
| #8 | {OR #6-#7} | 9378 |
| #9 | [mh ^“perioperative period”] OR [mh ^“intraoperative period”] | 1548 |
| #10 | ((perop * or per-op* or intraop * or intra-op *)):ti,ab,kw | 34,202 |
| #11 | {OR #9-#10} | 34,426 |
| #12 | #5 and #8 and #11 | 79 |