Inflammation and the formation of epiretinal membranes.
In this review of the literature evidence is provided from clinical, histological and experimental sources that inflammatory processes play a central role in the pathogenesis of contractile epiretinal membranes and proliferative vitreoretinopathy.
Gilbert
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C
Pathology Department, Institute of Ophthalmology, London.
Hiscott
P
P
Unger
W
W
Grierson
I
I
McLeod
D
D
D000818:Animals; D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000150:complications*; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008566:Membranes / Q000473:pathology; D012160:Retina / Q000473:pathology*; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D014822:Vitreous Body / Q000473:pathology*