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Aim: To evaluate the importance and benefits of using gases in vitreoretinal surgery. Material and Methods: The gases represent a wide group of substances used in eye surgery for more than 100 years. The role of intraocular gases in vitreoretinal surgery is irreplaceable. Their use is still considered to be the “gold standard”. An important step in eye surgery was the introduction of expanding gas...

Aim: To evaluate the results of the idiopathic macular hole (IDM) surgical treatment. Surgery included pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) with the removal (peeling) of internal limiting membrane (ILM) and intraocular tamponade with a diluted expanding gas.Material and Methods: A retrospective study included 100 eyes of 96 patients (10 men and 86 women) with IDM, that were operated at II. Eye Clinic SZU i...