title: Epiretinal membrane in diabetes mellitus patients screened by nonmydriatic fundus camera.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the prevalence of epiretinal membrane (ERM) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and to assess the associated risk factors.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective, cross sectional study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Patients with T2DM, seen for annual follow-up between 2009 and 2010, were evaluated by digital nonmydriatic retinal photography for the detection of diabetic retinopathy. Retinal photographs were assessed by a retina specialist.
  
  
  RESULTS
  ERM was present in 102 of 1550 patients with T2DM (6.5%). Of the participants, 1443 had sufficient documented data to conduct statistical analysis for variant risk factors. The prevalence of ERM was significantly associated with age (p < 0.001; 1.2% for <49 years, 4% for 50-59 years, 8.2% for 60-69 years, and 9.6% for >70 years), cataract surgery (p < 0.001), diabetic nephropathy (p < 0.001), and chronic renal failure (p = 0.039). Prevalence was similar for both sexes (53% females, 47% males; p = 0.33). In logistic regression models, the prevalence of ERM was significantly associated with increasing age (p = 0.018), cataract surgery (p < 0.001), and diabetic nephropathy (p = 0.011).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The prevalence of ERM in patients with T2DM in the present study was not significantly different than that of the general population. ERM was significantly associated with age, diabetic nephropathy, and cataract surgery.
authors.affiliation: Joyce and Irving Goldman Medical School, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva; Department of Ophthalmology, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva. Electronic address: knyazer@bgu.ac.il.
authors.forename: Boris
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Knyazer
authors.affiliation: Joyce and Irving Goldman Medical School, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva.
authors.forename: Orit
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Schachter
authors.affiliation: Nursing Research Unit, Soroka University Medical Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel.
authors.forename: Ygal
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Plakht
authors.affiliation: Joyce and Irving Goldman Medical School, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva.
authors.forename: Yonatan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Serlin
authors.affiliation: Joyce and Irving Goldman Medical School, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva.
authors.forename: Jenna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Smolar
authors.affiliation: Joyce and Irving Goldman Medical School, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva; Department of Ophthalmology, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva.
authors.forename: Nadav
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Belfair
authors.affiliation: Joyce and Irving Goldman Medical School, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva; Department of Ophthalmology, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva.
authors.forename: Tova
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lifshitz
authors.affiliation: Joyce and Irving Goldman Medical School, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva; Department of Ophthalmology, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva.
authors.forename: Jaime
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Levy
mesh_terms: D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003930:Diabetic Retinopathy / Q000175:diagnosis*; D019773:Epiretinal Membrane / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010781:Photography / Q000379:methods*; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors