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. 2015 Nov-Dec;25(6):565-70.
doi: 10.5301/ejo.5000609. Epub 2015 Apr 15.

Epiretinal membrane and cystoid macular edema after retinal detachment repair with small-gauge pars plana vitrectomy

Tanuj P Banker  1 , Gayatri S Reilly  1   2 , Sanjai Jalaj  1 , Eric D Weichel  1   2
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Epiretinal membrane and cystoid macular edema after retinal detachment repair with small-gauge pars plana vitrectomy

Tanuj P Banker et al. Eur J Ophthalmol. 2015 Nov-Dec.

Abstract

Purpose: To evaluate the incidence rates of cystoid macular edema (CME) and epiretinal membrane (ERM) formation after uncomplicated primary 23-G and 25-G retinal detachment (RD) repair and to identify risk factors associated with postoperative CME and ERM formation.

Methods: This was a consecutive interventional case series of 587 eyes that underwent one RD repair with 23-G or 25-G pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) with scleral buckling. Epiretinal membrane and CME were confirmed by optical coherence tomography (OCT) and fluorescein angiography (FA).

Results: A total of 587 eyes with a mean follow-up of 404 days had incidence rates of 35.1% for ERM and 15.2% for CME. The incidence of ERM after combined PPV and scleral buckling (48.4%) (n = 61) was greater (p<0.0001) compared to that after PPV alone (31.2%) (n = 144).

Conclusions: Epiretinal membrane and CME develop frequently after small-gauge RD repair. Pars plana vitrectomy combined with scleral buckling is associated with a higher incidence of ERM. Patients might benefit from increased use of OCT and FA to help rule out CME/ERM.

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