EDINBURGH, Scotland — Epiretinal membrane stripping in acute idiopathic macular holes confers no benefits nor causes an adverse effect on the rate of anatomical closure or postoperative vision ...

“Distinguishing early stage macular holes from garden variety epiretinal membrane or vitreoretinal traction syndrome is helpful when using spectral-domain OCT over time-domain OCT,” Dr. Ip said.

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 ...