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ReviewClinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.)2016

Epiretinal membrane: optical coherence tomography-based diagnosis and classification.

William Stevenson, Claudia M Prospero Ponce, Daniel R Agarwal, Rachel Gelman, John B Christoforidis

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Review in Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.), 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 65 papers.

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65citing papers in PubMed
8.3field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

65 citing papers in PubMed, 148 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Predictors of two-year visual outcomes after surgery for stage 3-4 epiretinal membrane: role of baseline vision and early retinal microstructural recovery.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2026
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  13. Low-Cost and Fast Epiretinal Membrane Detection and Quantification Based on SD-OCT.IEEE access : practical innovations, open solutions · 2025
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  20. Epiretinal membrane: an overview and update.Japanese journal of ophthalmology · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

William StevensonDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Arizona Medical Center, Tucson, AZ, USA.
Claudia M Prospero PonceDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Arizona Medical Center, Tucson, AZ, USA.
Daniel R AgarwalDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Arizona Medical Center, Tucson, AZ, USA.
Rachel GelmanDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Arizona Medical Center, Tucson, AZ, USA.
John B ChristoforidisDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Arizona Medical Center, Tucson, AZ, USA.
Banner - University Medical Center Tucson · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Epiretinal membrane (ERM) is a disorder of the vitreomacular interface characterized by symptoms of decreased visual acuity and metamorphopsia. The diagnosis and classification of ERM has traditionally been based on clinical examination findings. However, modern optical coherence tomography (OCT) has proven to be more sensitive than clinical examination for the diagnosis of ERM. Furthermore, OCT-derived findings, such as central foveal thickness and inner segment ellipsoid band integrity, have shown clinical relevance in the setting of ERM. To date, no OCT-based ERM classification scheme has been widely accepted for use in clinical practice and investigation. Herein, we review the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and classification of ERMs and propose an OCT-based ERM classification system.

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cellophane macular reflexcentral foveal thicknessinner segment ellipsoid bandmacular puckeroptical coherence tomographypreretinal macular fibrosis

Identifiers

PMID27099458
PMCPMC4820189
OpenAlexW2332598524

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