Learn about epiretinal membranes. Discover the symptoms of these abnormal eye membranes and how they’re treated.

Trabeculectomy may contribute to the formation and progression of epiretinal membranes among glaucoma patients, a new study suggests.

Epiretinal membrane is a fibrous tissue which emerges on the macular of the eye. This fibrous tissue forms a film, which can make it difficult to view. It can also work like scar tissue and can pull ...

We see patients with epiretinal membranes every day, and the decision whether to operate or not is myriad. And I really congratulate the DRCR for taking the bulls by the horn.

Epiretinal membranes (ERMs) are thin tissues that can form a layer on the inside of the retina. Symptoms include a loss or distortion of vision and difficulty reading small print. It usually ...

WAIKOLOA, Hawaii — While the assessment of pediatric epiretinal membrane in OCT imaging are “trickier” than in adults, they still provide useful data to drive better surgical planning and ...

There was a cluster of discrete dark red vascular saccules with an overlying grey–white epiretinal membrane in the right nasal retina, consistent with a retinal cavernous haemangioma.

Some studies report a prevalence of epiretinal membranes in 7% of patients older than 60 years and in 20% of patients aged 75 years or more — the prime demographic for cataract surgery.

In patients with idiopathic epiretinal membrane (ERM), membrane contraction contributed to increased choroidal thickness, according to study results published in PLoS One.

Insertion of an epiretinal prosthesis aims to restore perception of light, movement and shapes by surgically implanting an array of electrodes onto the retina. The electrodes emit electrical impulses ...