Idiopathic  macular epiretinal membrane surgery with simultaneous internal limiting  membrane peeling. The experience of the Fribourg Eye Clinic

Giorgios D Panos; Philippe de Gottrau

doi:10.4414/smw.2013.13876

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Vol. 143 No. 4344 (2013)

Idiopathic macular epiretinal membrane surgery with simultaneous internal limiting membrane peeling. The experience of the Fribourg Eye Clinic

Giorgios D Panos
Philippe de Gottrau

Cite this as:: Swiss Med Wkly. 2013;143:w13876
Published: 20.10.2013

References

Pearlstone AD. The incidence of idiopathic preretinal macular gliosis. Ann Ophthalmol. 1985;17(6):378–80.
Sidd RJ, Fine SL, Owens SL, Patz A. Idiopathic preretinal gliosis. Am J Ophthalmol. 1982;94(1):44–8.
Clarkson JG, Green WR, Massof D. A histopathologic review of 168 cases of preretinal membrane. Am J Ophthalmol. 1977;84(1):1–17.
Roth AM, Foos RY. Surface wrinkling retinopathy in eyes enucleated at autopsy. Trans Am Acad Ophthalmol Otolaryngol. 1971;75(5):1047–58.
Wilson DJ, Green WR. Histopathologic study of the effect of retinal detachment surgery on 49 eyes obtained post mortem. Am J Ophthalmol. 1987;103(2):167–79.
Wise GN. Clinical features of idiopathic preretinal macular fibrosis. Schoenberg Lecture. Am J Ophthalmol. 1975;79(3):349–7.
Wiznia RA. Natural history of idiopathic preretinal macular fibrosis. Ann Ophthalmol. 1982;14(9):876–8.
Gaudric A, Fardeau C, Goberville M, Cohen D, Paques M, Mikol J. Ablation of the internal limiting membrane, macular unfolding and visual outcome in surgery of idiopathic epimacular membranes. J Fr Ophtalmol. 1993;16(11):571–6.
Burk SE, Da Mata AP, Snyder ME, Rosa RH, Jr., Foster RE. Indocyanine green-assisted peeling of the retinal internal limiting membrane. Ophthalmology. 2000;107(11):2010–4.
Donati G, Kapetanios AD, Pournaras CJ. Complications of surgery for epiretinal membranes. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 1998;236(10):739–46.
Margherio RR, Cox MS, Jr., Trese MT, Murphy PL, Johnson J, Minor LA. Removal of epimacular membranes. Ophthalmology. 1985;92(8):1075–83.
Michels RG. Vitreous surgery for macular pucker. Am J Ophthalmol. 1981;92(5):628–39.
Poliner LS, Olk RJ, Grand MG, Escoffery RF, Okun E, Boniuk I. Surgical management of premacular fibroplasia. Arch Ophthalmol. 1988;106(6):761–4.
Rice TA, De Bustros S, Michels RG, Thompson JT, Debanne SM, Rowland DY. Prognostic factors in vitrectomy for epiretinal membranes of the macula. Ophthalmology. 1986;93(5):602–10.
de Bustros S, Thompson JT, Michels RG, Rice TA, Glaser BM. Vitrectomy for idiopathic epiretinal membranes causing macular pucker. Br J Ophthalmol. 1988;72(9):692–5.
Michels RG. A clinical and histopathologic study of epiretinal membranes affecting the macula and removed by vitreous surgery. Trans Am Ophthalmol Soc. 1982;80:580–656.
Mazit C, Scholtes F, Rabaut C, Jallet G, Cochereau I. Assessment of macular profile using optical coherence tomography after epiretinal membrane surgery. J Fr Ophtalmol. 2008;31(7):667–72.
Kifuku K, Hata Y, Kohno RI, Kawahara S, Mochizuki Y, Enaida H, et al. Residual internal limiting membrane in epiretinal membrane surgery. Br J Ophthalmol. 2009;93(8):1016–9.
Pournaras CJ, Emarah A, Petropoulos IK. Idiopathic macular epiretinal membrane surgery and ILM peeling: anatomical and functional outcomes. Semin Ophthalmol. 2011;26(2):42–6.
Chang S. Controversies regarding internal limiting membrane peeling in idiopathic epiretinal membrane and macular hole. Retina. 2012;32(Suppl 2):S200–3; discussion S3–4.
Lee JW, Kim IT. Outcomes of idiopathic macular epiretinal membrane removal with and without internal limiting membrane peeling: a comparative study. Jpn J Ophthalmol. 2010;54(2):129–34.
Guigou S, Courjaret JC, Marc C, Benhammar J. Anatomical and functional repercussions of internal limiting membrane peeling in epiretinal membrane surgery. J Fr Ophtalmol. 2012.
Lim JW, Cho JH, Kim HK. Assessment of macular function by multifocal electroretinography following epiretinal membrane surgery with internal limiting membrane peeling. Clin Ophthalmol. 2010;4:689–94.

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[1] Pearlstone AD. The incidence of idiopathic preretinal macular gliosis. Ann Ophthalmol. 1985;17(6):378–80.

[2] Sidd RJ, Fine SL, Owens SL, Patz A. Idiopathic preretinal gliosis. Am J Ophthalmol. 1982;94(1):44–8.

[3] Clarkson JG, Green WR, Massof D. A histopathologic review of 168 cases of preretinal membrane. Am J Ophthalmol. 1977;84(1):1–17.

[4] Roth AM, Foos RY. Surface wrinkling retinopathy in eyes enucleated at autopsy. Trans Am Acad Ophthalmol Otolaryngol. 1971;75(5):1047–58.

[5] Wilson DJ, Green WR. Histopathologic study of the effect of retinal detachment surgery on 49 eyes obtained post mortem. Am J Ophthalmol. 1987;103(2):167–79.

[6] Wise GN. Clinical features of idiopathic preretinal macular fibrosis. Schoenberg Lecture. Am J Ophthalmol. 1975;79(3):349–7.

[7] Wiznia RA. Natural history of idiopathic preretinal macular fibrosis. Ann Ophthalmol. 1982;14(9):876–8.

[8] Gaudric A, Fardeau C, Goberville M, Cohen D, Paques M, Mikol J. Ablation of the internal limiting membrane, macular unfolding and visual outcome in surgery of idiopathic epimacular membranes. J Fr Ophtalmol. 1993;16(11):571–6.

[9] Burk SE, Da Mata AP, Snyder ME, Rosa RH, Jr., Foster RE. Indocyanine green-assisted peeling of the retinal internal limiting membrane. Ophthalmology. 2000;107(11):2010–4.

[10] Donati G, Kapetanios AD, Pournaras CJ. Complications of surgery for epiretinal membranes. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 1998;236(10):739–46.

[11] Margherio RR, Cox MS, Jr., Trese MT, Murphy PL, Johnson J, Minor LA. Removal of epimacular membranes. Ophthalmology. 1985;92(8):1075–83.

[12] Michels RG. Vitreous surgery for macular pucker. Am J Ophthalmol. 1981;92(5):628–39.

[13] Poliner LS, Olk RJ, Grand MG, Escoffery RF, Okun E, Boniuk I. Surgical management of premacular fibroplasia. Arch Ophthalmol. 1988;106(6):761–4.

[14] Rice TA, De Bustros S, Michels RG, Thompson JT, Debanne SM, Rowland DY. Prognostic factors in vitrectomy for epiretinal membranes of the macula. Ophthalmology. 1986;93(5):602–10.

[15] de Bustros S, Thompson JT, Michels RG, Rice TA, Glaser BM. Vitrectomy for idiopathic epiretinal membranes causing macular pucker. Br J Ophthalmol. 1988;72(9):692–5.

[16] Michels RG. A clinical and histopathologic study of epiretinal membranes affecting the macula and removed by vitreous surgery. Trans Am Ophthalmol Soc. 1982;80:580–656.

[17] Mazit C, Scholtes F, Rabaut C, Jallet G, Cochereau I. Assessment of macular profile using optical coherence tomography after epiretinal membrane surgery. J Fr Ophtalmol. 2008;31(7):667–72.

[18] Kifuku K, Hata Y, Kohno RI, Kawahara S, Mochizuki Y, Enaida H, et al. Residual internal limiting membrane in epiretinal membrane surgery. Br J Ophthalmol. 2009;93(8):1016–9.

[19] Pournaras CJ, Emarah A, Petropoulos IK. Idiopathic macular epiretinal membrane surgery and ILM peeling: anatomical and functional outcomes. Semin Ophthalmol. 2011;26(2):42–6.

[20] Chang S. Controversies regarding internal limiting membrane peeling in idiopathic epiretinal membrane and macular hole. Retina. 2012;32(Suppl 2):S200–3; discussion S3–4.

[21] Lee JW, Kim IT. Outcomes of idiopathic macular epiretinal membrane removal with and without internal limiting membrane peeling: a comparative study. Jpn J Ophthalmol. 2010;54(2):129–34.

[22] Guigou S, Courjaret JC, Marc C, Benhammar J. Anatomical and functional repercussions of internal limiting membrane peeling in epiretinal membrane surgery. J Fr Ophtalmol. 2012.

[23] Lim JW, Cho JH, Kim HK. Assessment of macular function by multifocal electroretinography following epiretinal membrane surgery with internal limiting membrane peeling. Clin Ophthalmol. 2010;4:689–94.