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ArticleFrontiers in medicine2022

Case Report: Exacerbation and Spontaneous Separation of the Epiretinal Membrane Following Laser Photocoagulation of a Vasoproliferative Tumor of the Retina.

Luyao Tong, Yujie Jia, Junliang Wang, Yan Li, Zhiqing Chen, Shelan Liu, Li Zhang

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Article in Frontiers in medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 citing paper in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Spontaneous epiretinal membrane resolution: mechanisms, outcomes, and implications for clinical management.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Luyao TongDepartment of Ophthalmology, The Affiliated Hospital of Medical School of Ningbo University, Ningbo, China.
Yujie JiaEye Center of Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Junliang WangEye Center of Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Yan LiEye Center of Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Zhiqing ChenEye Center of Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Shelan LiuDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou, China.
Li ZhangEye Center of Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University · CNNingbo University · CNShaoxing City Women and Children Hospital · CNZhejiang Center for Disease Control and Prevention · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The present report concerns a rare vasoproliferative tumor of the retina (VPTR) combined with a severe case of secondary epiretinal membrane (ERM). A 56-year-old male patient was diagnosed with VPTR and secondary ERM of the left eye. The patient underwent two rounds of laser photocoagulation (LP) of the tumor. The exacerbation of the ERM was observed after the first round of LP, while spontaneous separation over the five-month follow-up period was noted after the second round of LP. Thus, LP may represent a viable alternative treatment approach for VPTR combined with severe ERM.

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case reportepiretinal membranelaser photocoagulationspontaneous separationvasoproliferative tumor of the retina

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PMID35280881
PMCPMC8914037
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