Internal limiting membrane removal during macular hole surgery: results of a multicenter retrospective study.

Purpose: To evaluate the effect of internal limiting membrane (ILM) peeling and other variables in hole closure and functional success rate after idiopathic macular hole surgery.

Design: Retrospective, multicenter, observational study.

Methods: The records of 1627 patients operated on for idiopathic macular hole were collected retrospectively from 28 surgeons.