Morphometry of surgically removed internal limiting membrane during vitrectomy in diabetic macular edema

Abstract

The aim of the prospective study was to perform histopathologic and morphometric analyses of the internal limiting membrane (ILM). Moreover, the thickness of the ILM was correlated with the level of hemoglobin A1C (HbA1C) and other clinical factors.

Keywords

• diabetic macular edema
• internal limiting membrane
• morphometry
• vitrectomy
• glykosylated hemoglobin