Focal detachment of fovea in patients with idiopathic epiretinal membrane.
OBJECTIVE
To report three cases of focal foveal detachment evident by optical coherence tomography (OCT) in idiopathic epiretinal membrane (ERM).


METHODS
A retrospective case series of three patients who had focal foveal detachment shown by OCT and recent visual deterioration and metamorphopsia due to idiopathic ERM.


RESULTS
Three patients with idiopathic ERM had recent visual deterioration and metamorphopsia. Although fundus examination, fluorescein angiography, and central macular thickness findings were stable, focal foveal detachment was identified by OCT in all patients.


CONCLUSIONS
Our findings suggest a sequence of events to explain the OCT findings for and visual changes in these three patients. It is probable that contraction of the ERM on the surface of the retina may have led to dragging of the outer structure in the retina, resulting in focal detachment of the fovea.
From The Istanbul Retina Institute Inc., Istanbul, Turkey.
Murat
M
Karacorlu
Hakan
H
Ozdemir
Serra Arf
SA
Karacorlu