Spontaneous Separation of a Secondary Macular Epiretinal Membrane.
- Author:
In Young CHUNG
1
;
Hyoung Jin KOH
;
Jong Moon PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology College of Medicine Gyeongsang National University, Korea. jmpark@gshp.gsnu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Chorioretinitis;
Epiretinal Membrane*;
Female;
Humans;
Visual Acuity
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
2002;43(9):1812-1815
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: To report a young girl with spontaneous separation of an epiretinal membrane and notable visual recovery. METHOD: We experienced a 13-year-old girl with decreased visual acuity of left eye. We diagnosed secondary epiretinal membrane associated with chorioretinitis on macula. RESULT: She had spontaneous improvement in corrected visual acuity of left eye from 0.2 to 0.8 attributable to spontaneous separation of an epiretinal membrane more than 2 years after it was diagnosed. CONCLUSION: Conservative treatment can be considered in young patients with epiretinal membrane because spontaneous separation may occur and result in improvement of visual acuity.
