Successful retrieval of internal limiting membrane specimens

Sir,

Internal limiting membrane (ILM) peel is undertaken during pars plana vitrectomy for diabetic macular oedema,^{1, 2} as an adjuvant to epiretinal membrane peel^{3, 4} and in macular hole surgery.^{5, 6} There is some controversy concerning the benefits of the procedure, and histological investigations are often required in the course of attempts to establish the usefulness of ILM peel. For example, histopathological assessment of the tissue removed is important to ascertain surgical cleavage planes and the presence or absence of neural tissue on the retinal side of the peeled ILM, as well as to confirm the nature of the excised tissue.

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