Histopathological findings in the excised epimacular specimens
| Patient No | Clinical diagnosis | ILM | ERM morphology | GFAP | NFP | Cytokeratins† |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MH = macular hole, ILM = internal limiting membrane, ERM = epiretinal membrane, GFAP = glial fibrillary acidic protein (a marker of glial cells), NFP = neural fibrillary protein (a marker of nerve cells), M = cellular monolayer, F/C = fibrocellular, ? = uncertain, NA = not available. | ||||||
| *Fragment of neural retina present in specimen; †A marker of retinal pigment epithelial cells. | ||||||
| 14 | MH | + | M | + | + | − |
| 6 | MH | + | − | NA | NA | NA |
| 7 | MH | + | − | NA | NA | NA |
| 8 | MH | + | − | NA | NA | NA |
| 2* | ERM | + | F/C | + | + | − |
| 4 | ERM | + | F/C | + | − | + |
| 5 | ERM | + | F/C | + | + | − |
| 13 | ERM | + | M | + | − | − |
| 12 | ERM | ? | F/C | NA | NA | NA |