Factors Associated with Recurrence after Surgery for Epiretinal Membrane.

Kim, Nam Ju; Chung, Hum; Heo, Jang Won

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 2003;44(4):825-829.
Published online April 1, 2003.

Factors Associated with Recurrence after Surgery for Epiretinal Membrane.

¹Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea. heojangwon@empal.com
²Artificial Eye Center., Seoul National University Hospital Clinical Research Intitute, Korea.

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김남주 ( Nam Ju Kim ) , 정흠 ( Hum Chung ) , 허장원 ( Jang Won Heo )

Abstract

PURPOSE
To evaluate the factors associated with the recurrence of epiretinal membrane (ERM) after surgery for ERM METHODS: We reviewed patients' medical records who received vitrectomy for ERM. The preoperative findings, best postoperative and final visual acuity, and intraoperative findings of eyes with recurred ERM were compared with those of eyes without recurrence after removal of ERM. RESULTS: Recurrence of ERM was high in eyes with ERM associated with chronic uveitis, compared with the eyes with idiopathic ERM (p=0.030, Cox regression analysis). Neither the type of membrane nor incomplete membrane removal during pars plana vitrectomy was correlated with the recurrence of ERM. CONCLUSIONS: Considering the recurrence of ERM after surgical removal being high in eyes with chronic uveitis, close follow up is recommended in these patients.

Key Words: Chronic uveitis;Epiretinal membrane (ERM);Recurrence