[Retinitis pigmentosa and vitreo-macular traction syndrome. An anatomo-clinical and histopathological study apropos of a case].
OBJECTIVE
A case of congenital epiretinal membrane associated with retinitis pigmentosa is reported.


METHODS
A 30 year old man with retinitis pigmentosa was operated for a vitreomacular traction syndrome. The epiretinal membrane removed during surgical procedure was analyzed in electronic microscopy.


RESULTS
Visual acuity, 6 months after the intervention: improve at 20/400, because of amblyopia. The study in electronic microscopy reveals many fibroblasts in an abundant collagenic tissue without glial cells.


CONCLUSIONS
The observation of such an epiretinal membrane is unusual during retinitis pigmentosa. Its origin is probably congenital and the vitreous may play some role in its evolution. The systematic examination of the vitreoretinal interface represents an important element of the surveillance of retinitis pigmentosa.
Gastaud
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P
Service d'Ophtalmologie, Hôpital Saint-Roch, Nice.
Rouhette
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H
Negre
F
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Betis
F
F
Darmon
J
J
Hofman
P
P
D000328:Adult; D019773:Epiretinal Membrane / Q000151:congenital / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006801:Humans; D008266:Macula Lutea; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D010211:Papilledema / Q000473:pathology; D012174:Retinitis Pigmentosa / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D013577:Syndrome; D014792:Visual Acuity; D018630:Vitreoretinopathy, Proliferative / Q000473:pathology; D014822:Vitreous Body / Q000473:pathology