title: Surgical management for premacular membranes in children.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To access the efficacy of surgical treatment for premacular membranes in four children.
  
  
  METHODS
  Interventional case series.
  
  
  METHODS
  Premacular membranes in four children were observed. Initial visual acuity ranged from 0.08 to 0.4. The premacular membranes were approximately 1/3 PD to 4 PD in size, and the center of them was located at the fovea in all the patients. Vitreous surgeries were performed in all four patients. The membranes were removed successfully without complications. Occlusion therapy was performed one month after the operation. Follow-up was from 6 to 16 months (means 8.3 months).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Vision eventually improved in all patients. Final vision acuity ranged from 0.2 to 1.0.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Vitreous surgeries may be safe and effective in children with premacular membrances.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Medical Association Society, Beijing, China. d_fangtian@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Dong
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fangtian
authors.forename: Dai
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rongping
authors.forename: Huo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dongmei
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Weihong
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005911:Gliosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008566:Membranes / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014821:Vitrectomy