title: Surgical removal of subretinal neovascular membranes.
abstract: Since 1991 we have been gaining experience in the surgical removal of submacular subretinal membranes in patients with presumed ocular histoplasmosis syndrome (POHS), idiopathic subretinal neovascularisation, myopia and age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Seventeen patients were operated between 1991 and 1993. Significant improvement of vision was achieved in 4 out of 5 patients with POHS, 3 out of 5 with idiopathic neovascularisation, 2 out of 4 with myopia but none of 3 patients with AMD. The results suggest that subretinal neovascularisation can be successfully removed in POHS and in some forms of idiopathic neovascularisation and myopia but probably not in AMD.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Ophthalmology, St. Radboud Hospital, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maas
authors.forename: A F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Deutman
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bandhoe
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Aandekerk
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001485:Basement Membrane / Q000601:surgery; D015821:Eye Infections, Fungal / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006660:Histoplasmosis / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008268:Macular Degeneration / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009216:Myopia / Q000150:complications; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012160:Retina / Q000601:surgery; D015861:Retinal Neovascularization / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014821:Vitrectomy