Evaluating the Refraction Results of Patients who had Combined Phacoemulsification-pars Plana Vitrectomy and Internal Limiting Membrane Peeling for Idiopathic Macular hole or Idiopathic Epiretinal Membrane

Abstract

Purpose: Although cataracts can be seen after pars plana vitrectomy, also be seen with vitreomacular interface pathologies such as a mac ular hole and epiretinal membrane. Since this may cause difficulties in imaging the surgical field, cataract surgery combined with surgery for primary pathology may be required. With the development of small incision microsurgical techniques and more precise biometric measurements, results close to emmetropic can be obtained today. Since internal limiting membrane peeling is performed together in hole and ERM surgery, we planned this study to investigate whether there is a signi ficant difference between the final refraction and the refraction of noncomplicated phacoemusification performed control group. Also, we wanted to find any difference between expected and final refraction in our study group Materials and methods: Retrospective combined phacoemulsification - Pars plana vitrectomy-internal limiting membrane peeling 33 macular holes and 10 epiretinal membrane patients and 43 control patients with the only phacoemulsification were included in the study. Intraocular lens power to be implanted was measured by low coherence interferometry. Comparison of expected postoperative refraction with result refraction Wilcoxon test and comparison with the control group was performed with the Mann-Whitney U test. Results: There was no significant difference between the combined surgery group and the control group refraction results (p = 0.41, p> 0.05) and also between expected refraction and final refraction in the surgery group (p = 0.16, p> 0.05).