Epiretinal membrane formation after rhegmatogenous retinal detachment repair (RRD): A single center study.

Abstract

Objective: To determine the frequency of patients developing ERM (epiretinal membrane) after surgical procedure for RRD. Study Design: Retrospective study. Setting: Department of Ophthalmology, Madina Teaching Hospital Faisalabad. Period: November 2021 to October 2022. Methods: Involving patients of primary RRD; 160 patients enrolled before the operation, each patient had both of their eyes assessed, and then again after one month, and then three months after the procedure. These assessments comprised a comprehensive ophthalmological evaluation, which consisted of slit-lamp biomicroscopy, OCT scans. On the basis of ERM formation, the participants were divided into two distinct groups. Age, gender, length of retinal detachment in days, existence of PVD, type of surgery done for RRD, and presence or absence of postoperative ERM were some of the demographic and clinical data that were obtained. Results: A total of 160 patients' data was evaluated, and 47 (29.4%) of them had ERM formation following RRD repair. No factor such as age, gender, side of the eye involved and type of surgery has any influence on the outcome of ERM as the p value <0.05. Conclusion: According to the results it can be concluded that ERM is a prevalent complication after SB and PPV surgery dome for RRD but no associations were seen with age, gender, side of the eye involved and type of surgery has any influence on the outcome of ERM.