EVALUATION OF VISION-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE IN PATIENTS AFTER VITRECTOMY FOLLOWING IDIOPATHIC EPIRETINAL MEMBRANE.
Retina
; 43(8): 1331-1339, 2023 08 01.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To evaluate the impact of different intraocular tamponades on the vision-related quality of life (VRQOL) after idiopathic epiretinal membrane (IEM) surgery with epiretinal membrane peeling.METHODS:
We prospectively enrolled 50 patients diagnosed with IEM who underwent pars plana vitrectomy. Patients were consecutively assigned to either the air tamponade (air) group (25 patients) or the balanced salt solution (BSS) tamponade group (25 patients). The following data were collected before and after surgery and compared between the two groups VRQOL, best-corrected visual acuity, intraocular pressure, metamorphopsia, contrast sensitivity, and central macular thickness.RESULTS:
Pars plana vitrectomy was performed in 50 eyes. At baseline, there were no significant differences between the two groups. At 6 months postoperatively, VRQOL ( P < 0.001), best-corrected visual acuity ( P < 0.001), central macular thickness ( P < 0.001), contrast sensitivity ( P < 0.001), and metamorphopsia ( P < 0.001) improved significantly in comparison with baseline, without significant differences between the air tamponade and BSS groups.CONCLUSION:
Removing IEM significantly improved visual function and VRQOL. Despite improvements, this study showed no difference postoperatively whether air or BSS tamponade was used during surgery. As a result, air tamponade may not be a mandatory treatment for IEM surgery and provides no additional advantage compared with BSS tamponade.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Membrana Epirretiniana
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Retina
Ano de publicação:
2023
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Croácia