ArticlePloS one2021
Influence of postoperative ectopic inner foveal layer on visual function after removal of idiopathic epiretinal membrane.
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- Changes in Aniseikonia in Patients with Idiopathic Epiretinal Membrane Treated with Pars Plana Vitrectomy: A Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- 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
- Ectopic inner foveal layer as post pars plana vitrectomy prognostic predictor in eyes with idiopathic epiretinal membrane.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Epiretinal membrane: an overview and update.Japanese journal of ophthalmology · 2024Review
- Retinal vascular arcade angle as a biomarker for visual improvement after epiretinal membrane surgery.Eye (London, England) · 2024Article
- Aniseikonia and retinal morphological changes in eyes undergoing macular hole surgery.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Epiretinal membrane related vascular changes in diabetic eyes evaluated with optical coherence tomography angiography.International journal of ophthalmology · 2023Article
- 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 functional and anatomical parameters and their postoperative changes according to the ectopic inner foveal layer (EIFL) staging scheme for idiopathic epiretinal membrane (ERM).
methodsIn this prospective study, patients with idiopathic ERM underwent pars plana vitrectomy and ERM removal, and were followed-up for 6 months. The associations of EIFL with pre- and postoperative functional and anatomical parameters were analyzed.
resultsA total of 84 eyes (84 patients) were included: 39 (46.4%), 33 (39.3%), and 12 (14.3%) as EIFL stages 2, 3, and 4, respectively. At 6 months after surgery, the mean best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) significantly improved in all EIFL stages (P ≤ 0.003); however, metamorphopsia improved only in eyes with EIFL stage 2 (P = 0.039) and 3 (P = 0.011). The aniseikonia and foveal avascular zone (FAZ) area showed no significant postoperative changes in any of the EIFL stages. Both preoperatively and during 6 months after surgery, the EIFL stage showed a significant correlation with BCVA (P ≤ 0.033), metamorphopsia (P ≤ 0.008), central macular thickness (P < 0.001), and FAZ parameters (P ≤ 0.016) at each time point, but not with aniseikonia. Significant correlations of EIFL thickness with BCVA (P = 0.028) and metamorphopsia (P = 0.006) before surgery were not persistent after surgery.
conclusionBoth pre- and postoperatively, the staging of EIFL, rather than its thickness, is a simple and adequate surrogate marker for visual acuity and metamorphopsia in eyes with idiopathic ERM.
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