Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
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Ibrahim Koçak

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• Research Article
  Evaluation of Macular Thickness in Patients Underwent Combined Cataract and Epiretinal Membrane Surgery
  Author(s): Hakan Baybora, Ä°brahim Koçak, Faruk Kaya and Ali Aydin Hakan Baybora, Ä°brahim Koçak, Faruk Kaya and Ali Aydin
  
  Cataract and idiopathic epiretinal membrane (ERM) are eye diseases especially seen in elderly people. We may observe them at the same time. Both surgeries may affect macular thickness and combining surgery may worsen macular edema. Total 54 cases that were operated for ERM, combined with cataract surgery or vitrectomy only, were included the study. Pre-operative, post- operative 1st week, 1st month, 3rd month and 6th month macular OCT images were taken. Macular thickness (MT) was decreased in both groups at the end of six months. When we compared the both groups measurements no difference was found. Pre-operative MT values and last visual acuity were correlated weakly. Visual acuity was also increased in both groups. But this was not significant between groups. In this study we found that combined surgery was not increasing macular thickness more than vitrectomy only in ERM surgery... View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-9570.1000515

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