Long-Term Visual Outcomes in Patients With Idiopathic Epiretinal Membrane Surgery.
Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina
; 55(2): 71-77, 2024 Feb.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:
Our aim was to assess long-term outcomes following surgical repair of idiopathic epiretinal membrane (ERM) with pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) and membrane peel (MP). PATIENTS ANDMETHODS:
A retrospective study evaluated patients with idiopathic ERM who underwent surgical repair at a single academic tertiary center with five to nine years of postoperative follow-up, assessing preoperative characteristics, surgical techniques, best visual acuity (BVA), and optical coherence tomography biomarkers at various time points.RESULTS:
The study involved 67 patients (72 eyes) with an average postoperative follow-up of 82.8 ± 18.8 months. Patients with cone outer segment tips integrity at initial presentation and 1-year follow-up and patients with external limiting membrane and ellipsoid zone integrity at 1-year follow-up were noted to have significantly better long-term visual acuity than those without. More than 85% of patients achieved a BVA > 70 seven years after surgical repair.CONCLUSIONS:
Vitreoretinal surgery for idiopathic ERM resulted in improved anatomical recovery and sustained visual acuity gain over long-term follow-up. [Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina 2024;5570-77.].
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Membrana Epirretinal
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
Límite:
Humans
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En
Revista:
Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina
Año:
2024
Tipo del documento:
Article
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos