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SUBMITTER: Vishwakarma S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7465764 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Vishwakarma Sushma S Gupta Rishikesh Kumar RK Jakati Saumya S Tyagi Mudit M Pappuru Rajeev Reddy RR Reddig Keith K Hendricks Gregory G Volkert Michael R MR Khanna Hemant H Chhablani Jay J Kaur Inderjeet I
Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) 20200723 8
Fibrocellular membrane or epiretinal membrane (ERM) forms on the surface of the inner limiting membrane (ILM) in the inner retina and alters the structure and function of the retina. ERM formation is frequently observed in ocular inflammatory conditions, such as proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) and retinal detachment (RD). Although peeling of the ERM is used as a surgical intervention, it can inadvertently distort the retina. Our goal is to design alternative strategies to tackle ERMs. A ...[more]