Surgical Management and Electron Microscopic Features of Idiopathic Epiretinal Membranes.
- Author:
Seung Mo KIM
1
;
Oh Woong KWON
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, Yonsei University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
idiopathic epiretinal membrane
- MeSH:
Astrocytes;
Epiretinal Membrane*;
Follow-Up Studies;
Humans;
Macrophages;
Surgical Instruments;
Visual Acuity
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
1989;30(5):719-725
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Four patients underwent surgery for idiopathic epiretinal membrane at macula. The follow-up was from 5 to 8 months. The epiretinal membrane was removed by vitreous surgical technique with sutherland scissors and forceps. By electron microscopic study of the membrans, four typical cells(fibrous astrocytes, macrophages, fibrocytes and myofibroblast-like cells) were found in one case and hyalocytes in another case. In all cases visual acuity improved by more than 2 lines in Snellen chart.
