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 |