@article{2998471,
    title = "Anatomical and Functional Changes in the Coexistence of Vitreomacular Traction and Epiretinal Membrane: A Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography Study",
    author = "Chatziralli, I. and Theodossiadis, G. and Datseris, I. and Parikakis, E. and Theodossiadis, P.",
    journal = "Ophthalmic Research",
    year = "2016",
    volume = "57",
    number = "1",
    pages = "54-59",
    publisher = "S Karger AG",
    issn = "0030-3747, 1423-0259",
    doi = "10.1159/000446658",
    keywords = "aged;  anatomical variation;  Article;  controlled study;  cross-sectional study;  ellipsoid zone;  epiretinal membrane;  external limiting membrane;  female;  human;  macular thickness;  major clinical study;  male;  optical coherence tomography device;  priority journal;  retina macula cystoid edema;  retina maculopathy;  retrospective study;  spectral domain optical coherence tomography;  visual acuity;  visual system parameters;  vitreomacular traction;  clinical trial;  epiretinal membrane;  follow up;  macular edema;  multicenter study;  optical coherence tomography;  pathology;  pathophysiology;  procedures;  retina;  visual acuity;  vitreous body, Aged;  Cross-Sectional Studies;  Epiretinal Membrane;  Female;  Follow-Up Studies;  Humans;  Macular Edema;  Male;  Retina;  Retrospective Studies;  Tomography, Optical Coherence;  Visual Acuity;  Vitreous Body",
    abstract = "Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the anatomical and functional findings in patients with vitreomacular traction (VMT) combined with epiretinal membrane (ERM) in the same eye. Methods: In this retrospective, cross-sectional study, we studied 65 patients with VMT and ERM. In 36 of them, ERM/VMT had a 'unified' appearance (group Ι) but in 29, VMT and ERM coexisted without an interrelationship (group ΙΙ). All patients were examined with spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT). We recorded the macular thickness, the presence, type and location of macular edema, the horizontal diameter of VMT, ellipsoid zone/external limiting membrane (EZ/ELM) status, the vitreofoveal angle of VMT nasally and temporally and the best corrected visual acuity (BCVA). Results: Group Ι presented with increased macular thickness, a broader adhesion diameter, extensive EZ/ELM defect and decreased BCVA compared to those where VMT and ERM were not intercorrelated. In group I ('unified' VMT and ERM), cystoid macular edema was found at a greater percentage (41.7%), while in patients where the 2 entities were not intercorrelated, diffuse macular edema was more evident (69%). There was no statistically significant difference between the 2 groups in the vitreofoveal angle temporally and nasally. Conclusions: Macular thickness, type of macular edema, adhesion diameter, the extent of the EZ/ELM defect and BCVA appeared different in cases where VMT and ERM were unified compared to cases where ERM and VMT coexisted but were not intercorrelated. © 2016 S. Karger AG, Basel."
}