Change in refraction after lens-sparing vitrectomy for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment and epiretinal membrane.

ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to compare changes in refraction following lens-sparing vitrectomy between patients with rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) and epiretinal membrane (ERM) and to investigate factors associated with the change in refraction.We reviewed medical records of 49 eyes of 49 patients with RRD (53.6?±?7.8 years, mean?±?standard deviation) and 24 eyes of 24 patients with ERM (50.9?±?15.7 years) who underwent lens-sparing vitrectomy. Spherical equivalent refractive power was evaluated before and up to 18 months after surgery. The relationship between the change in refraction and several parameters was evaluated.A significant progressive myopic shift in refractive power was observed after vitrectomy in operated RRD and ERM eyes (P?

SUBMITTER: Iwase T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4985298 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature