Eyes that underwent epiretinal membrane surgery experienced progressive thinning of the ganglion cell-inner plexiform layer and worsening Humphrey visual field mean deviation at 5 years’ follow-up, according to a study.
“Our 5-year findings that there is progressive thinning of the inner retina after vitrectomy surgery lend further support to a causal association of vitrectomy surgery with risk of glaucoma,” study co-author Stephen J. Kim, MD, told Healio/OSN.
Researchers evaluated functional outcomes in the inner retina in 20 study eyes that underwent epiretinal membrane
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