title: Longitudinal morphometric analysis of epiretinal membrane in patients with uveitis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate temporal changes of epiretinal membrane (ERM) in uveitis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Six consecutive eyes with uveitis and ERM documented by spectral-domain - optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) in 6 ± 1-month intervals during a 2-year follow-up (FU) period were included. Clinical information and SD-OCT data were noted at all FU visits. ERM thickness maps were created. The main outcome measures were BCVA, central subfield thickness (CST) and ERM thickness at baseline and FU visits. The correlation between ERM thickness and BCVA was analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Intraocular inflammation was inactive during the study period. Mean ERM thickness at the fovea increased 2.3 µm at 12-month and 2.4 µm at 24-month FU (p < .05). The increase in foveal ERM thickness was associated with foveal structural changes (p = .03). Visual acuity did not change during the FU.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In well-controlled intraocular inflammation, increase in the ERM thickness does not lead to loss of vision in a 2-year FU period.
authors.affiliation: Doheny Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA.
authors.forename: Hossein
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nazari
authors.forename: Narsing
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Rao
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D018450:Disease Progression; D019773:Epiretinal Membrane / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence / Q000379:methods*; D014605:Uveitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014792:Visual Acuity