Epiretinal Membrane Impairs the Inner Retinal Layer in a Traction Force-Dependent Manner.

Purpose: To investigate the relationship between retinal traction force and impairment of the inner retinal layer in patients with epiretinal membrane (ERM).

Design: Nonrandomized, retrospective consecutive case series.

Participants: Two hundred nine eyes of 201 patients with idiopathic ERM who underwent vitrectomy for idiopathic ERM were enrolled.

OBJECTIVE AND QUANTITATIVE ESTIMATION OF THE OPTIMAL TIMING FOR EPIRETINAL MEMBRANE SURGERY ON THE BASIS OF METAMORPHOPSIA.

Purpose: To establish an objective and quantitative biomarker of metamorphopsia in epiretinal membranes (ERMs) and determine the optimal timing for ERM surgery.

Methods: Retrospectively, 172 eyes with ERM were reviewed. Retinal folds because of tangential traction by ERM were visualized by en-face optical coherence tomography.

Assessment of epiretinal membrane formation using en face optical coherence tomography after rhegmatogenous retinal detachment repair.

Purpose: To investigate epiretinal membrane (ERM) formation using en face optical coherence tomography (OCT) after vitrectomy for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD).

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 64 consecutive eyes (64 patients) with RRD treated by vitrectomy without ERM and internal limiting membrane peeling. ERMs and retinal folds were detected by B-scan and en face imaging.

En Face Image-Based Analysis of Epiretinal Membrane Formation after Surgery for Idiopathic Epiretinal Membrane.

Purpose: To analyze en face epiretinal membrane (ERM) images constructed using swept-source (SS) OCT and to determine the incidence of ERM formation after ERM surgery and its effects on visual function.

Design: Retrospective, consecutive observational study.

Participants: Consecutive series of 73 eyes (71 patients) with idiopathic ERM that underwent vitrectomy with both ERM and internal limiting membrane (ILM) peeling.