Journal Reviews

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Retinal traction during ERM peeling

1 October 2021 | | Retina / Uvea / Vitreous | Epiretinal membranes, Intraoperative Optical Coherence Tomography, Membrane peeling, Microperimetry

This prospective study aimed to quantify the retinal thickening induced by epiretinal membrane (ERM) peeling and to correlate this thickening with postoperative retinal function. Twenty-five patients who required surgery for idiopathic ERM were included in the study. The authors performed...

Steroid implants in the treatment of post-epiretinal membrane peel macular oedema

1 February 2018 | | Retina / Uvea / Vitreous | Central retinal thickness, Dexamethasone implant, Fluocinolone acetonide implant, Intravitreal steroid implants, Long-term outcome, Macular pucker surgery, Membrane peeling, Pars plana vitrectomy, Persistent macular edema

This is a retrospective review of 39 eyes of 37 patients treated with Ozurdex® (intravitreal dexamethasone implant) for persistent post-operative cystoid macular oedema (CMO) following vitrectomy and idiopathic epiretinal membrane (ERM) peeling. The 0.7mg implant was injected in each eye...