title: Combined cataract surgery, intraocular lens insertion, and vitrectomy in eyes with idiopathic epiretinal membrane.
abstract: To report the surgical outcomes of combined cataract surgery and pars plana vitrectomy in eyes with idiopathic epiretinal membrane. This is a retrospective review of 8 consecutive patients with concurrent cataract and idiopathic epiretinal membrane who underwent the combined procedure. At a mean follow-up of 22 months, the visual acuity improved by 2 or more Snellen lines in 7 patients (88%). Median preoperative and postoperative best-corrected visual acquities were 20/200 and 20/50 respectively. Simultaneous cataract surgery and vitrectomy for idiopathic epiretinal membrane removal resulted in visual improvement in the majority of patients.
authors.affiliation: Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami School of Medicine, FL 33136, USA.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Alexandrakis
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Chaudhry
authors.forename: H W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Flynn
authors.forename: T G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Murray
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002386:Cataract / Q000150:complications; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000379:methods; D002908:Chronic Disease; D019773:Epiretinal Membrane / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D015812:Glaucoma, Angle-Closure / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014821:Vitrectomy