[Development of epimacular membrane following rhegmatogenous retinal detachment surgery].
To understand the development of epimacular membrane following rhegmatogenous retinal detachment surgery, we studied 105 eyes which had undergone scleral buckling procedure. The membrane was observed in 25 eyes (24%) one month after surgery, and showed gradual increase in its occurrence up to some 50% at nine months postoperatively. Eyes without preoperative posterior vitreous detachment showed no membrane during the postoperative course. A comparison between preoperative detached macula cases with intact macula cases revealed that the occurrence of the membrane was higher in the intact macula cases, being 68% at 12 months after surgery.
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Department of Ophthalmology, Kagoshima University Faculty of Medicine, Japan.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008266:Macula Lutea / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008566:Membranes / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000601:surgery*; D012591:Scleral Buckling / Q000009:adverse effects*