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Prevalence and risk factors of idiopathic epiretinal membranes in Beixinjing blocks, Shanghai, China.
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- The Association between Smoking and Epiretinal Membrane.Scientific reports · 2016Pooled it
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- Prevalence and associated factors of epiretinal membrane using spectralis OCT in Fujian Eye Study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Proportion and risk factors of epiretinal membrane in residents of Brussels with versus without diabetes mellitus.International ophthalmology · 2024Article
- Prevalence and Associations of Epiretinal Membranes in an Elderly English Population: The Bridlington Eye Assessment Project.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Clinic study on macular epiretinal membrane in patients under the age of 40 years.BMC ophthalmology · 2023Article
- Idiopathic epiretinal membrane: progression and timing of surgery.Eye (London, England) · 2022Review
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- Prevalence of Epiretinal Membrane among Subjects in a Health Examination Program in Japan.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Prevalence of epiretinal membrane in the phakic eyes based on spectral-domain optical coherence tomography.PloS one · 2021Article
- Prevalence and Risk Factors of Epiretinal Membranes in a Chinese Population: The Kailuan Eye Study.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2020Article
- Ten-year cumulative incidence of epiretinal membranes assessed on fundus photographs. The Beijing Eye Study 2001/2011.PloS one · 2018Article
- Epiretinal Membrane: Prevalence and Risk Factors from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2008 through 2012.Korean journal of ophthalmology : KJO · 2017Article
- Intraretinal changes in the presence of epiretinal traction.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2017Article
- Correlation between visual acuity changes and optical coherence tomography morphological findings in idiopathic epiretinal membranes.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2016Article
- Comparison of the Effectiveness of Pars Plana Vitrectomy with and without Internal Limiting Membrane Peeling for Idiopathic Retinal Membrane Removal: A Meta-Analysis.Journal of ophthalmology · 2015Review
- Retinal Changes Induced by Epiretinal Tangential Forces.Journal of ophthalmology · 2015Review
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Abstract
backgroundTo determine the prevalence and risk factors associated with idiopathic epiretinal membranes (iERM) in a Chinese population aged 60 years or older in Beixinjing Blocks, Shanghai.
methodsThis population-based study consisted of 3727 participants (89.7% of the eligible). It was performed to describe the prevalence of iERM and possible demographic, systemic, and ocular factors associated with iERM. Each participant underwent a standardized interview and comprehensive ophthalmic examination. iERM was identified and graded from retinal photographs. Then, a case-control study comparing the participants with vs. without iERM was performed to further study the associations between iERM and blood biochemical test results (including fasting plasma glucose, serum creatinine, total cholesterol, and triglyceride), ocular biological parameters (including the axial length, corneal curvature, refractive diopter, intraocular press, and anterior chamber depth), and the data of optical coherence tomography.
resultsThe prevalence of iERM was 1.02%. iERM was significantly associated with diabetes (OR: 2.457; 95% CI: 1.137, 5.309) and a higher level of education (OR: 1.48; 95% CI: 1.123, 1.952). Blood biochemical test results and ocular biological parameters showed no significant differences between the iERM and control groups, whereas the incidence of posterior vitreous detachment in the iERM group was much higher than in the control group (26.5% vs. 8.8%), but this difference was not statistically significant. Moreover, the eyes with iERM had poorer visual acuity than the eyes without iERM (P<0.05).
conclusionsIn Beixinjing Blocks, Shanghai, iERM was relatively rare, was associated with diabetes and a higher level of education, and caused a substantial decrease in visual acuity.
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