ArticleGraefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie2021
Relation of anatomy with function following the surgical treatment of idiopathic epiretinal membrane: a multicenter retrospective study.
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- Visual and Anatomical Outcomes of Vitrectomy with ERM and ILM Peeling in Idiopathic and Secondary ERM.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Effect of Internal Limiting Membrane Peeling on Macular and Optic Disc Vascular Density Following Epiretinal Membrane Surgery.Beyoglu eye journal · 2026Article
- A classification of idiopathic epiretinal membrane based on foveal avascular zone area using optical coherence tomography angiography.Annals of medicine · 2024Article
- Analysing early changes of photoreceptor layer thickness following surgery in eyes with epiretinal membranes.Eye (London, England) · 2024Article
- Clinical and morphological characteristics of patients with idiopathic epiretinal membrane with foveal herniation.Eye (London, England) · 2023Article
- Total and horizontal distances of the foveal stereotaxic displacement can be prognostic indicators for patients with idiopathic epiretinal membrane.Frontiers in medicine · 2023Article
- Preoperative ocular coherence tomographic prognosticators of visual acuity after idiopathic epiretinal membrane surgery.International ophthalmology · 2022Review
- Novel Optical Coherence Tomography Parameters as Prognostic Factors for Stage 3 Epiretinal Membranes.Journal of ophthalmology · 2020Article
- Long-term Follow-up Results of Idiopathic Epiretinal Membrane Removal in the Eyes with Ectopic Inner Foveal Retinal Layers.Middle East African journal of ophthalmologyArticle
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Abstract
purposeTo investigate the prognostic factors associated with functional and anatomical outcomes and to assess the longitudinal course of visual acuity and retinal morphology after vitreoretinal surgery for idiopathic epiretinal membrane (ERM).
methodsThis multicenter, retrospective study included a total of 634 eyes who underwent surgery for idiopathic ERM in 22 academic centers nationwide in Turkey. Data on best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and optical coherence tomography features (central foveal thickness (CFT), ERM and foveal contour morphology, ellipsoid zone (EZ) integrity) were collected and compared at baseline, 6-month, 12-month, and 24-month follow-ups. Prognostic factors for functional (having ≥ 20/25 Snellen BCVA) and anatomical (having normal/shallow foveal contour) recoveries after surgery were investigated by means of multivariate regression analyses. A cutoff value of preoperative BCVA optimizing functional recovery was calculated using receiver operating characteristic curve analysis.
resultsAt a median follow-up of 24 months, 37.4% of the eyes achieved ≥ 20/25 BCVA and 54% regained normal or shallow foveal contour. Functional recovery was more likely in eyes with better baseline BCVA and intact EZ (R
conclusionsFunctional and anatomical restoration of the eyes appears to be a slow process after ERM surgery. This process may take much longer in eyes with worse foveal morphology at baseline. Although photoreceptor disruption may be reversible in some eyes, full functional recovery is unlikely when it persists.
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