Spontaneous Separation of Epiretinal Membrane in Young Adult. |
Jung Hun Lee, Chang Wook Han, Jae Woo Kim, Si Dong Kim |
Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Taegu Catholic University, Taeau, Korea. |
젊은이에서 발생한 망막전막의 자연분리 |
이정훈(Jung Hun Lee),한창욱(Chang Wook Han),김재우(Jae Woo Kim),김시동(Si Dong Kim) |
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Abstract |
In children and young adults, secondary epiretinal membranes after ocular trauma, pars planitis, ocular toxocariasis, and Coat's disease are common and spontaneous separation occurs in a relatively higher rate with improvement in visual acuity than elderly patients. In a 31-year-old man with pars planitis, diffuse epiretinal membrane in the macula became thinner during systemic and topical steroid therapy. Two years after treatment, the preretinal membrane spontaneously separated from the macula to the inferior temporal arcade, and visual acuity improved from 0.15 to 1.0. The authors reviewed the available literatures regarding the possible mechanisms for the spontaneous separation ofepiretinal membrane. |
Key Words:
Epiretinal membrane;Pars planitis;Spontaneous separation |
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