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An Unusual Case: Self-separation of an Idiopathic Epiretinal Membrane

Alışılmadık Bir Olgu: İdiyopatik Epiretinal Bir Membranın Spontan Ayrılması

Pages
56–58
Publication Date
2022-11-05
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The etiologic mechanism may be explained as the contracting forces within an immature ERM being stronger than its adhesion to the retina

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Objective & Hypothesis:Self-separation or peeling of an idiopathic epiretinal membrane (ERM) in an eye with partial posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) is a rare event.
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Key Findings & Data:A 56-year-old woman presented to our clinic with complaints of floaters in her right eye.
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Conclusion & Impact:The etiologic mechanism may be explained as the contracting forces within an immature ERM being stronger than its adhesion to the retina
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Abstract

Self-separation or peeling of an idiopathic epiretinal membrane (ERM) in an eye with partial posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) is a rare event. A 56-year-old woman presented to our clinic with complaints of floaters in her right eye. Best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was 9/10 in this eye. Fundus examination and Spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) revealed an idiopathic ERM and grade 3 PVD in this eye. Four months later, she had complaints of metamorphopsia in her right eye. BCVA was 7/10, while SDOCT images of the right macula were similar to previous images. One week after the last visit, she presented again due to the sudden disappearance of her metamorphopsia complaints. BCVA had improved to 10/10. Fundus examination demonstrated that the ERM had spontaneously separated from the retinal surface as a flap floating in the vitreous and the foveal contour had returned to normal. The etiologic mechanism may be explained as the contracting forces within an immature ERM being stronger than its adhesion to the retina

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Parsiyel posterior vitreus dekolmanı (PVD) olan bir gözde idiyopatik epiretinal membran’nın (ERM) spontan ve akut olarak ayrılması oldukça nadir bir olaydır. Sağ gözünde uçuşma şikayetleri ile kliniğimize başvuran 56 yaşındaki kadın hastanın klinik muayene ve spektral domain optik koherens tomografi tetkikinde idiyopatik ERM ve evre 3 PVD bulguları saptanmış olup en iyi düzeltilmiş görme keskinliği (EİDGK) 9/10 olarak ölçüldü. Dört ay sonra metamorfopsi şikayeti ile başvuran hastanın sağ göz EİDGK’nin 7/10olduğu, ERM bulgularında hemen hemen değişiklik olmadığı tespit edildi. Bir hafta sonra metamorfopsi şikayetlerinin aniden ortadan kaybolması ile tekrar başvuran hastanın muayenesinde, EİDGK’nin 10/10 olduğu, ERM’nin spontan olarak retina yüzeyinden bir flepşeklinde ayrılmış olarak vitreusta yüzmekte olduğu ve foveal kontürün normale döndüğü tespit edildi. Etiyolojik mekanizma immatür bir ERM içindeki kontraksiyon güçlerinin membranın retinaya yapışma güçlerinden daha kuvvetli olması ile açıklanabilir

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NALÇACI, S., MENTEŞ, J. (2022). An Unusual Case: Self-separation of an Idiopathic Epiretinal Membrane. Türk Oftalmoloji Dergisi, Cilt: 50 - Sayı: 1, 56–58. https://ajindex.com/articles/637696

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