ArticleBMJ open ophthalmology2020
Relationship between morphological changes in the foveal avascular zone of the epiretinal membrane and postoperative visual function.
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- 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
- OCTA Biomarkers Underlying Structure-Function Correlations in Idiopathic Epiretinal Membrane: A Systematic Review.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- 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
- Relationship between long-term visual function and the ratio of foveal avascular zone area in eyes with macular hole and healthy fellow eyes.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2024Article
- Exploratory analysis of choriocapillaris vasculature as a biomarker of idiopathic epiretinal membrane.PloS one · 2024Observational
- Morphologic analysis of the foveal avascular zone for prediction of postoperative visual acuity in advanced idiopathic epiretinal membrane.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Retinal Vascular Tortuosity Index Change after Idiopathic Epiretinal Membrane Surgery: Does Internal Limiting Membrane Peeling Affect Retinal Vascular Tortuosity?Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Total and horizontal distances of the foveal stereotaxic displacement can be prognostic indicators for patients with idiopathic epiretinal membrane.Frontiers in medicine · 2023Article
- Effect of Foveal Pit Restoration in Foveal Avascular Zone after Surgery for Idiopathic Epiretinal Membrane.Korean journal of ophthalmology : KJO · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo investigate the relationship between the preoperative morphology of the foveal avascular zone (FAZ) and postoperative visual function in patients with idiopathic epiretinal membrane (ERM). METHODS AND ANALYSIS: This retrospective study enrolled 36 patients who underwent a unilateral internal limiting membrane peeling with vitrectomy for idiopathic ERM. We measured the area of superficial FAZ in the eyes with ERM and in the contralateral control eyes preoperatively and at 6 months postoperatively using optical coherence tomography (OCT) angiography. The ERM stage was measured using swept-source OCT. We evaluated the FAZ area ratio (preoperative FAZ of the ERM eye/FAZ of the control eye) to indicate the degree of FAZ contraction in the ERM eyes compared with the control eyes. The correlations between the FAZ area ratio and postoperative visual function and changes in macular morphology were assessed.
resultsPreoperative mean best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) significantly improved from the logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution 0.20±0.24 to 0.01±0.13 at 6 months postoperatively (p<0.01). The mean area of the FAZ increased significantly from 0.06±0.07 mm
conclusionThe FAZ is reduced as ERM progresses and enlarges after vitrectomy. The FAZ area ratio based on preoperative FAZ may predict postoperative visual acuity.
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