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Patients were assessed preoperatively, 3\u00a0weeks, 3 and 6\u00a0months postoperatively.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>The primary closure rate was 95.4%. There was no statistically significant difference between the groups in terms of final visual acuity (66.9 vs 70.9 ETDRS letters, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.13), difference of visual field mean deviation (1.32 vs 1.14 decibels), and number of eyes with pick-up-related retinal haemorrhages (16% vs 16%, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.96), swelling of arcuate nerve fibre layer lesions (63% vs 55%, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.54), number of dissociated optic nerve fibre layer lesions (31.4 vs 41.0, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.16), nor inner retina defects (37% vs 22%, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.17). Similar changes in inner retinal volumes were detected in all 9 sectors of an ETDRS grid except for a trend (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.06) towards a lower reduction in the inferior inner sector in the etched-tip group.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>The study was successfully completed with masking maintained and a low risk of bias. Multiple endpoints relating to ILM peeling were assessed, and estimates were provided that can be used for future studies. 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