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Epiretinal proliferation after rhegmatogenous retinal detachment

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Abstract

Purpose

To determine the characteristics and appearance rate of epiretinal proliferation (ERP) on SD-OCT after surgery for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) repair.

Methods

One hundred eight eyes of 108 patients who underwent one or more surgeries for RRD were enrolled. The eyes with other maculopathies that were directly related to RRD were excluded. Image acquisition was performed with SD-OCT (Heidelberg Engineering, Germany). Clinical charts were reviewed to assess clinical and surgical findings. Statistical analyses were performed using XLSTAT (Assinsoft, Paris, France).

Results

ERP was found in 9.3% eyes (n = 10). The mean initial visual acuity (logMAR) was 1.34 ± 0.82 in the ERP group compared to 0.49 ± 0.70 in the non-ERP group. PVR was present in 70.0% and chronic macular edema was found in 80.0% of eyes which developed ERP. The mean number of vitreoretinal surgeries in eyes with ERP was 3.3 ± 1.19 and only 1.44 ± 1.02 in eyes without. Silicone oil was used in 60.0% of eyes which developed ERP compared to 13.9% in the non-ERP group.

Conclusion

ERP is a late-onset postoperative finding in eyes with RRD and can occur in absence of macular holes. Overall, ERP is more frequent in eyes with complicated courses of RRD including multiple operations, PVR, usage of silicone oil, and chronic macular edema.

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  1. Retina Division, Department of Ophthalmology, Stein Eye Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, 200 Stein Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, 90095-7002, USA

    Moritz Pettenkofer, Ismael Chehaibou, Cameron Pole, Mercedes Rodriguez, Gilad Rabina, Allan E. Kreiger, Steven D. Schwartz & Jean-Pierre Hubschman

  2. Opthalmology Department, AP-HP, Hôpital Lariboisière, Université de Paris, 75010, Paris, France

    Ismael Chehaibou

  3. Department of Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Cameron Pole

  4. Department of Ophthalmology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Affiliated to the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel

    Gilad Rabina

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Pettenkofer, M., Chehaibou, I., Pole, C. et al. Epiretinal proliferation after rhegmatogenous retinal detachment. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 260, 1509–1516 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00417-021-05502-8

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