van Romunde SHM, et al. - In this investigation, researchers characterized the change in the retinal morphology after full macular translocation (FMT) for exudative age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and identified predictive factors for the visual outcome. Selected were all patients who had FMT from December 2008 to July 2013. The criteria for exclusion were FMT for other diseases other than AMD, < 60 years of age, < 12 months of follow-up or no available images. The external limiting membrane (ELM) presence appears to be the most reliable factor in predicting the functional result. Findings suggested that FMT, which allows the diseased macula to be relocated to the area of the epithelial and choroidal retinal pigment not affected, may restore anatomy and visual function in some patients with AMD if the outer layers of the retina are not irreversibly damaged.