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Association of macular choroidal thickness with optical coherent tomography morphology in patients with idiopathic epiretinal membrane.
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- Exploratory analysis of choriocapillaris vasculature as a biomarker of idiopathic epiretinal membrane.PloS one · 2024Observational
- Association between Subretinal Drusenoid Deposits and Age-Related Macular Degeneration in Multimodal Retinal Imaging.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Comparison of the morphological characteristics of the choroidal sublayer between idiopathic macular holes and epiretinal membranes with automatic analysis.BMC ophthalmology · 2023Article
- Choroidal structural changes following vitrectomy performed with phacoemulsification in unilateral idiopathic epiretinal membrane.BMC ophthalmology · 2023Article
- Longitudinal Change of Choroidal Thickness after Pars Plana Vitrectomy for Idiopathic Epiretinal Membrane.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Choroidal vascularity index changes with phacovitrectomy for vitreoretinal interface disorders.Indian journal of ophthalmology · 2022Article
- Clinical Characteristics of Lamellar Macular Hole Subtypes: Degenerative and Tractional.Journal of ophthalmology · 2021Article
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Abstract
purposeTo compare macular choroidal thickness of idiopathic epiretinal membrane (ERM) and fellow eyes, and before and after vitrectomy in terms of the morphological features on spectral-domain optical coherent tomography (SD-OCT).
methodsEighty-four patients with unilateral idiopathic ERM were involved. Patients were categorized into: Group 1, ERM without membrane contraction; Group 2, ERM with membrane contraction and retinal folding; and Group 3, ERM with membrane contraction and macular edema. Twenty-two patients received surgical removal of ERM. Choroidal thickness was compared between ERM and fellow eyes, and before and after treatment.
resultsMean choroidal thickness was significantly greater in ERM eyes than in fellow eyes (234.4 ± 22.5 vs 220.6 ± 20.8 μm; P<0.01). Group 1 (n = 20) showed no significant difference in choroidal thickness between ERM and fellow eyes. Eyes in Group 2 (n = 27) and Group 3 (n = 37) showed statistically significant differences in mean choroidal thickness between ERM and fellow eyes (229.6 ± 23.8 vs 220.8 ± 19.6 μm; 242.6 ± 27.8 vs 221.0 ± 21.8 μm, respectively; P<0.05). In Group 2 (n = 8) and Group 3 (n = 16), choroidal thickness in ERM eyes decreased significantly at 1 month and 6 months after surgery, compared with that before surgery (P<0.05 for all comparisons).
conclusionsMembrane contraction contributed to the increase in choroidal thickness in idiopathic ERM patients. This finding may help to elucidate the pathophysiologic features of idiopathic ERM as well as the response to treatment in these patients.
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