Electron Microscopic Features of Epiretinal Membrane in Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment.

Rho, Won Suck; Kang, Shin Un; Kwon, Oh Woong

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1988;29(4):703-710.
Published online April 1, 1988.

Electron Microscopic Features of Epiretinal Membrane in Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment.

Won Suck Rho, Shin Un Kang, Oh Woong Kwon

Department of Ophthalmology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Epiretinal membrane 의 전자현미경적 소견

노원석(Won Suck Rho),강신언(Shin Un Kang),권오웅(Oh Woong Kwon)

Abstract

Epiretinal membrane formation and membrane contraction are major complications in a variety of ocular conditions, including retinal detachment and penetrating ocular injuries. The epiretinal membrane was derived from pigment epithelial cell and glial cell. In rhegmatogenous retinal detachment, the retinal pigment epithelium was capable of proliferating through retinal tear into the vitreous contributing to preretinal membranes. In this study, we report the ultrastructural features of epiretinal membrane in rhegmatogenous retinal detachment removed during vitreous surgery from 4 patients.