Abstract: To avoid the possible complications and postoperative prone position of gas tamponade after macular hole (MH) surgery, several recent studies have reported that gas tamponade can be avoided by different methods, including only conventional vitrectomy and internal limiting membrane (ILM) peeling or combined with macular plug, autologous blood clot covering and temporal ILM flap. Although the number of patients included in these studies was small, and the size and type of MH were different, high MH closure rate was achieved. (Int Rev Ophthalmol, 2022, 46:  333-335)

Key words: macular hole, vitrectomy surgery, macular plug, autologous blood clot covering, temporal internal limiting membrane ,