Journal Reviews

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Relating metamorphopsia severity and OCT findings in advanced epiretinal membranes

7 April 2021 | | Retina / Uvea / Vitreous | OCT, M-CHARTS, central bouquet, ectopic inner foveal layer, epiretinal membrane, metamorphopsia

The authors present the findings of a retrospective study to correlate metamorphopsia and ectopic inner foveal layers (EIFL) or ‘central bouquet’ abnormality (CBA) in patients with advanced stages of epiretinal membrane (ERM) following the new OCT‐based grading scheme as described...

Silicone oil in rhegmatogenous retinal detachment

5 June 2020 | | Retina / Uvea / Vitreous | Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment, epiretinal membrane, macular edema, optical coherence tomography, silicone oil tamponade

Silicone oil (SO), used in complicated retinal detachments, is associated with complications such as cataract, increased intraocular pressure (IOP), keratopathy, cystoid macular oedema (CMO), epiretinal membrane (ERM) and loss of vision. Emulsification of oil can also lead to migration of...

Early surgery for epiretinal membrane

1 October 2014 | | Retina / Uvea / Vitreous | epiretinal membrane, combined phakovitrectomy, OCT

This was a retrospective case review study in 120 consecutive patients with idiopathic epiretinal membrane. The average patient age was 72 years with a mean follow-up of 6.5 months. Inclusion criteria consisted of symptomatic patients with visual acuity of 1.0...