Vitrectomy combine with double membranes peeling for idiopathic epiretinal membrane
Journal Title: Guoji Yanke Zazhi - Year 2018, Vol 18, Issue 11
Abstract
AIM: To explore the efficacy and safety of vitrectomy combine with internal limiting membrane peeling and epiretinal membranes peeling in the treatment of idiopathic epiretinal membrane(IERM). <p>METHODS: In this retrospective study, 53 patients(53 eyes)who underwent vitrectomy for IERM from January 2015 to December 2015 were evaluated, with 24-month follow-up. Only removal of the epiretinal membrane(ERM group)was performed in 21 patients, while 32 had removal of the epiretinal membrane associated with internal limiting membrane peeling(ERM+ILM group). The best corrected visual acuity(BCVA), central macular thickness(CMT)and the complications were observed and analyzed before operation, 1, 3, 12, 24mo after operation. <p>RESULTS: Both groups showed significant improvement of BCVA when compared to preoperative BCVA(<i>P</i><0.05). In ERM group the BCVA before and 1, 3, 12 and 24mo after operation were 0.676±0.137,0.576±0.099, 0.551±0.085, 0.514±0.077, 0.506±0.032, and in ERM+ILM group were 0.659±0.132, 0.582±0.111, 0.578±0.101, 0.523±0.062, 0.511±0.081. The comparison between the two groups at 1, 3,12 and 24mo after surgery were no significant differences(<i>P</i>>0.05). After operation, statistically significant CMT reduction occurred in both groups(<i>P</i><0.05). In ERM group the preoperative and postoperative CMT were 461.14±13.477μm, 402.36±11.346μm, 368.52±13.216μm, 325.24±8.246μm, 273.29±8.973μm, and in ERM+ILM group were 462.47±14.287μm, 414.72±9.237μm, 373.44±8.328μm, 328.94±6.923μm, 274.28±8.340μm. There were no significant difference between the two groups at 1, 3, 12 and 24 after operation(<i>P</i>>0.05). There were 3 cases(3 eyes)had retinal punctate hemorrhage after operation, of which 1(5%)was from the ERM group and 2(6%)were from the ERM+ILM group. No significant difference was observed between the groups(<i>P</i>=1.000). At the end of follow-up, 4 cases(19%)presented with recurrence of the epiretinal membrane all from the ERM group, and there no recurrence was found in ERM+ILM group, and the difference was statistically significant(<i>P</i>=0.020).<p>CONCLUSION: Vitrectomy with ILM peeling and epiretinal membranes peeling for the treatment of epiretinal membrane is the efficacy and safety, and it may reduce the recurrence.
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Xiao-Qin Yang
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