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ArticleScientific reports2019

Inner Nuclear Layer Microcyst Configuration, Distribution, and Visual Prognosis in Patients With Epiretinal Membrane After Vitrectomy and Membrane Peeling.

Ming-Hung Hsieh, Yu-Bai Chou, Yi-Ming Huang, De-Kuang Hwang, Fang-Yi Tsai, Shih-Jen Chen

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Microcystic macular edema in eyes with idiopathic epiretinal gliosis: A retrospective analysis before and after vitreomacular surgery : Short title: microcystic macular edema in idiopathic epiretinal gliosis.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2026
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6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Ming-Hung HsiehDepartment of Ophthalmology, Taipei City Hospital, Taiwan, No.33, Sec. 2, Zhonghua Rd., Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei, 10065, Taiwan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2479-4234
Yu-Bai ChouDepartment of Ophthalmology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan, No.201, Shih-Pai Rd., Sec. 2, Taipei, 11217, Taiwan.
Yi-Ming HuangDepartment of Ophthalmology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan, No.201, Shih-Pai Rd., Sec. 2, Taipei, 11217, Taiwan.
De-Kuang HwangDepartment of Ophthalmology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan, No.201, Shih-Pai Rd., Sec. 2, Taipei, 11217, Taiwan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6346-8485
Fang-Yi TsaiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Taipei Municipal Wanfang Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan No. 111, Sec. 3, Xinglong Rd., Wenshan Dist., Taipei, 11696, Taiwan.
Shih-Jen ChenDepartment of Ophthalmology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan, No.201, Shih-Pai Rd., Sec. 2, Taipei, 11217, Taiwan. sjchen96@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9798-1578
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University · TWTaipei Veterans General Hospital · TWTaipei City Hospital · TWTaipei Municipal YangMing Hospital · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Inner nuclear layer(INL) microcysts at central macula are a common finding in patients with epiretinal membrane (ERM) after vitrectomy and membrane peeling. Using en face mode of optical coherence tomography (OCT) angiography, patients with ERM after surgery were retrospectively reviewed to understand the configuration and distribution of microcysts as well as their impact on visual acuity. Forty-six eligible patients were enrolled and their baseline best-corrected visual acuities improved from 20/67 to 20/29 (P < 0.01) after surgery. Twenty-eight (60.9%) patients had microcysts that appeared at a median of 5 months after the surgery and persisted for mean 16 months follow-up. The microcyst appeared as spheroidal shape with length ranged from 20 to 80 μm and widths of 80 μm in average. They tend to group in cluster with a density of 245 microcysts per mm

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VitrectomyAgedEpiretinal MembraneFemaleHumansMacula LuteaMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisTomography, Optical CoherenceTreatment OutcomeVisual Acuity

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PMID31399631
PMCPMC6689072
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