ArticleInternational ophthalmology2021
The effect of epiretinal membrane surgery on macular microvasculature: an optical coherence tomography angiography study.
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- Prediction of visual acuity by macular distortion measured with optical coherence tomography angiography in epiretinal membranes.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2026Article
- A cross sectional study of optical coherence tomography angiography biomarkers and best corrected visual acuity in epiretinal membrane eyes.International journal of retina and vitreous · 2026Article
- Effect of Internal Limiting Membrane Peeling on Macular and Optic Disc Vascular Density Following Epiretinal Membrane Surgery.Beyoglu eye journal · 2026Article
- OCTA Biomarkers Underlying Structure-Function Correlations in Idiopathic Epiretinal Membrane: A Systematic Review.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Unveiling the limitations of OCT-based classification in diabetic epiretinal membranes: a call for integrative vascular and structural assessment with OCT-A.International ophthalmology · 2025Article
- Visual Function in Patients With Idiopathic Epiretinal Membrane Surgery: Evaluated by Microperimetry.Translational vision science & technology · 2025Article
- A classification of idiopathic epiretinal membrane based on foveal avascular zone area using optical coherence tomography angiography.Annals of medicine · 2024Article
- Association of Microvasculature Changes with Visual Outcomes in Idiopathic Epiretinal Membrane Surgery: A Clinical Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Microstructural and hemodynamic changes in the fundus after pars plana vitrectomy for different vitreoretinal diseases.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2024Review
- Microvascular Changes after Epiretinal Membrane Vitrectomy with Intraoperative Intravitreal Dexamethasone Implant: An OCT Angiography Analysis.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Associations between macular retinal vasculature and severity of idiopathic epiretinal membrane.BMC ophthalmology · 2023Article
- Total and horizontal distances of the foveal stereotaxic displacement can be prognostic indicators for patients with idiopathic epiretinal membrane.Frontiers in medicine · 2023Article
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Abstract
purposeTo investigate both the possible effects of both idiopathic epiretinal membrane (IERM) itself and surgery on macular microvascular structure using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCT-A) and to determine the associations with structural and visual outcomes.
methodsTwenty-four eyes of 24 patients with IERM and 24 eyes of 12 healthy controls were included. Vascular parameters, including the superficial capillary plexus (SCP) and deep capillary plexus (DCP) were evaluated by OCT-A prior to and 6 months after ERM removal. The foveal avascular zone (FAZ, mm
resultsThe mean preoperative vascular density (VD) of both plexuses was lower in eyes with IERM than in healthy eyes (both p = 0.0001). The mean preoperative flow area of the DCP in eyes with IERM was significantly lower than that in the control eyes (p = 0.016). There was no significant difference in the VD or flow area in either superficial or deep capillary plexuses as a result of surgery (SCP; p = 0.957, p = 0.97, DCP; p = 0.861, p = 0.6, respectively). Both the parafoveal DCP-VD and flow area in DCP were negatively correlated with best-corrected visual acuity (logMAR) at 6 months postoperatively (r = -0.46, p = 0.03; r = -0.52, p = 0.01, respectively).
conclusionEpiretinal membranes may cause dynamic microvascular changes at the macula. However, the effect of surgery on microvasculature may be more limited than that on anatomical and visual recovery. OCT-A may serve as a useful tool in understanding the pathophysiological basis of diseases.
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