METHOD FOR SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF MACULAR HOLE WITH USE OF INTRAVITREAL DYE Russian patent published in 2014 - IPC A61F9/07 A61K49/00 A61P27/00 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: method is used to treat a retinal hole with the use of an intravitreal dye. That is ensured by performing a microinvasive vitrectomy. A posterior hyaloid membrane (PHM) is isolated and excised. An irrigation fluid is shut off from the vitreal cavity. A silicone tipped cannula is used to drop a perfluorogranic compound (PFOC) directly on the through macular retinal hole. A PFOC drop diameter makes 1.5-2.0 diameters of the macular hole. Further, an internal limiting membrane (ILM) is coloured with the irrigation fluid shut off. After the membrane is coloured, the ILM is exfoliated by performing a maculorhexis. The PFOC drop is removed. The retina is plugged completely with gas air mixture.

EFFECT: conservation of neuroepithelium and retinal pigment epithelium cells within the macular hole ensured by such relation of the PFOC and macular hole diameters that in turn enables fixing the PFOC within the macular hole reliably.

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