title: Spontaneous separation of idiopathic epiretinal membrane in a 7-year-old child.
abstract: Epiretinal membrane is occasionally encountered in children; it is usually idiopathic but can be due to conditions such as vitreous hemorrhage or shaken baby syndrome. Though persistent adherence of the symptomatic epiretinal membrane warrants surgical intervention, spontaneous separation of the membrane has been reported. We report a case of spontaneous separation of an idiopathic epiretinal membrane in a young child.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, USA. hgao@iupui.edu
authors.forename: Hua
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Gohar A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Salam
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chern
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D019773:Epiretinal Membrane / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D005584:Fovea Centralis / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000502:physiology