Idiopathic epiretinal macular membrane and cataract extraction: combined versus consecutive surgery.

Purpose: To assess the functional and anatomic outcomes of cataract and idiopathic epiretinal macular membrane extraction in combined and consecutive surgeries.

Design: Multicenter, retrospective, comparative case series.

Methods: One hundred seventy-four patients (174 eyes) with an epiretinal macular membrane (ERM) and cataract were operated on in 1 or 2 sessions in 2 academic centers, Dijon University Hospital and Nancy University Hospital.