The Effect of Intraoperative OCT Usage on Post-Surgical Anatomical and Functional Success in Patients Undergoing Epiretinal Membrane Surgery
Project no. 23956 · Status: Kapanmış (Yayın bekleniyor) · 2022
Summary
<p>Epiretinal membranes are thin membranes that develop on the surface of the macula. The majority of epiretinal membranes develop with age and the etiology is not fully known. This disease affects approximately 10% of patients over 60 years of age. Epiretinal membranes are evaluated with clinical examination and optical coherence tomography (OCT) and predictions are made about postoperative success. Although visual improvement is achieved in the vast majority of patients undergoing epiretinal membrane surgery, visual acuity does not change or worsen in around 20-25% of patients. In vitrectomy surgery performed for epiretinal membrane surgery, the very thin membrane that develops on the retina of 200 microns is peeled off with special lens systems. Nowadays, high-tech microscopes and OCT integrated into these microscopes have been developed to increase surgical success in these patients. Thanks to the OCT device used intraoperatively, it is possible to visualize the retina with all its layers during the surgery, and thus, the epiretinal membrane on the retina can be peeled without damaging or contacting the underlying tissues, and the possibility of recurrence can be reduced by providing complete peeling of the epiretinal membrane.</p><p>In this study, our aim is to evaluate postoperative anatomical and functional success following surgeries performed with intraoperative OCT and compare this success with surgeries performed without intraoperative OCT.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>