title: Acquired epimacular membrane after multiple intraocular procedures in an infant.
abstract: At 7 months of age, an infant with Lowe's oculocerebrorenal syndrome developed an epimacular membrane after three intraocular surgeries in the right eye. Serial fundus photographs document the membrane's appearance 6 months after lensectomy/vitrectomy for a dense cataract and 2 months after the second trabeculotomy for congenital glaucoma. Epimacular membranes are a vitreoretinal disorder found almost exclusively in adults. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first documented case of acquired preretinal macular membrane in an infant and the youngest case reported in the literature. The loss of formed vitreous and repeated deposition of blood products into the vitreous cavity may be responsible for the development of this preretinal membrane.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine, Ohio.
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Zalta
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Burke
mesh_terms: D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000151:congenital / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D006988:Hyphema / Q000150:complications; D007223:Infant; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D008266:Macula Lutea / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008566:Membranes / Q000473:pathology; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D014130:Trabeculectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014821:Vitrectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*