Cultivation of hyalocytes from ILM and ERM samples: a pilot study

Removal of ERM and ILM is part of the surgical routine during surgical repair of macular holes and peeling of epiretinal membranes. Therefore, cultivation of excised ERM and ILM samples does not increase risks for patients in any way. We plan to cultivate hyalocytes for investigation of their role in macular hole closure. The aim of the study is to investigate proliferation of cultivated hyalocytes from ERM and ILM samples on cell culture plates for examination of their role in macular hole closure.