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Epiretinal membrane

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As OCT becomes more commonplace, areas of the retina previously difficult or impossible to image are becoming more easily seen. In this article, Emma Deighan demonstrates how much easier epiretinal membrane (ERM) is to detect with a simple OCT picture

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Epiretinal membrane (ERM) was first described in 1865 by Iwanoff and has been treated since the mid 1970s. It is normally seen as a growth of cells on the surface of the retina. It can occur in response to trauma, retinal vascular problems, intraocular tumours, retinal detachments or posterior vitreous detachments. Sometimes it appears as a postoperative complication. Most, however, may be idiopathic with no apparent cause. Idiopathic cases tend to occur in people aged over 50.

ERM consists of collagen and degenerated glial cells, mainly M

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