Diseases

Epiretinal Membrane

A membrane on the vitreal surface of the retina resulting from the proliferation of one or more of three retinal elements: (1) fibrous astrocytes; (2) fibrocytes; and (3) RETINAL PIGMENT EPITHELIUM. Localized epiretinal membranes may occur at the posterior pole of the eye without clinical signs or may cause marked loss of vision as a result of covering, distorting, or detaching the FOVEA CENTRALIS. Epiretinal membranes may cause vascular leakage and secondary retinal edema. In younger individuals some membranes appear to be developmental in origin and occur in otherwise normal eyes. The majority occur in association with RETINAL HOLES, ocular concussions, retinal inflammation, or after ocular surgery. (Newell, Ophthalmology: Principles and Concepts, 7th ed, p291)

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A membrane on the vitreal surface of the retina resulting from the proliferation of one or more of three retinal elements: (1) fibrous astrocytes; (2) fibrocytes; and (3) RETINAL PIGMENT EPITHELIUM. Localized epiretinal membranes may occur at the posterior pole of the eye without clinical signs or may cause marked loss of vision as a result of covering, distorting, or detaching the FOVEA CENTRALIS. Epiretinal membranes may cause vascular leakage and secondary retinal edema. In younger individuals some membranes appear to be developmental in origin and occur in otherwise normal eyes. The majority occur in association with RETINAL HOLES, ocular concussions, retinal inflammation, or after ocular surgery. (Newell, Ophthalmology: Principles and Concepts, 7th ed, p291)

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  • Cellophane Maculopathy
  • Epimacular Membrane
  • Macular Puckers
  • Premacular Fibrosis
  • Preretinal Membrane
  • Surface-Wrinkling Retinopathy
  • Cellophane Maculopathies
  • Epimacular Membranes
  • Epiretinal Membranes
  • Fibrosis, Premacular
  • Macular Pucker
  • Maculopathy, Cellophane
  • Membrane, Epimacular
  • Membrane, Epiretinal
  • Membrane, Preretinal
  • Premacular Fibroses
  • Preretinal Membranes
  • Pucker, Macular
  • Retinopathy, Surface-Wrinkling
  • Surface Wrinkling Retinopathy
  • Surface-Wrinkling Retinopathies
  • Preretinal Macular Fibrosis
  • Fibrosis, Preretinal Macular
  • Macular Fibrosis, Preretinal
  • Preretinal Macular Fibroses

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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note category: a retinal disease

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  • Retina (1974-1997)
  • Retinal Diseases (1976-1997)

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  1. C11w.768w.328w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Epiretinal Membrane. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D019773. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D019773
  2. Epiretinal Membrane. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epiretinal_membrane
  3. Epiretinal Membrane. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2282783