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Persistence and recurrence after removal of idiopathic epiretinal membrane

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dc.contributor.authorReichel, Felix F.
dc.contributor.authorLabbe, Eduardo
dc.contributor.authorGelisken, Faik
dc.contributor.authorSeitz, Immanuel P.
dc.contributor.authorHagazy, Sherif
dc.contributor.authorDimopoulos, Spyridon
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-21T21:42:15Z
dc.date.available2026-07-21T21:42:15Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.description.abstractOBJECTIVES: To analyse the incidence of persistence and recurrence after the peeling of idiopathic epiretinal membrane (ERM) and to describe its clinical features. METHODS: This retrospective study included 666 eyes (645 patients) that underwent macular surgery for ERM removal. Optical coherence tomographic (OCT) images taken within three months after surgery and at the following visits, clinical parameters and surgery related factors were analysed to investigate the incidence and associated factors of ERM persistence and recurrence. Postoperative ERM types were categorised depending on the size ( < 100 μm, ≥100 μm) and the location (foveal, parafoveal, outside the parafovea) RESULTS: The mean follow-up time was 29.4 months. ERM persistence (examination within 3 months) was found in 29.6% of all eyes. Only 1.9% of the eyes presented foveal ERM persistence. Foveal recurrence, defined as reappearance or growth of persistent ERM covering the fovea, was found in 8.2%. In 84.4% of eyes with foveal ERM recurrence, postoperative persistence of ERM of varying severity were identified. None of the pre-operative or surgery related factors were found significantly associated with ERM recurrence. Persistent ERM within the parafovea was the most significant risk factor for foveal ERM recurrence. CONCLUSION: Recurrence of ERM is generally preceded by the persistence of ERM fragments found in the early postoperative period. Growth of ERM persistence from the parafoveal region was often the origin of foveal ERM recurrence. Insufficient peeling seems to be the most significant predisposing factor for foveal ERM recurrence.
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dc.identifier.citationReichel, F.F., Labbe, E., Gelisken, F. et al. Persistence and recurrence after removal of idiopathic epiretinal membrane. Eye 39, 314–319 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41433-024-03429-y
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41433-024-03429-y
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11447/10889
dc.language.isoen
dc.titlePersistence and recurrence after removal of idiopathic epiretinal membrane
dc.typeArticle
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