Spontaneous separation of an idiopathic macular pucker in a young girl

PURPOSE: To report a young girl with spontaneous separation of an idiopathic epiretinal membrane and notable visual recovery. METHOD: Case report. RESULT: A 12-year-old girl had spontaneous improvement in visual acuity of the left eye from 20/100 to 20/40 attributable to spontaneous peeling of an id...

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Published in:American journal of ophthalmology 1999-06, Vol.127 (6), p.729-731
Main Authors: Desatnik, Howard, Treister, Giora, Moisseiev, Joseph
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Epiretinal Membrane - complications
Epiretinal Membrane - physiopathology
Female
Fluorescein Angiography
Fundus Oculi
Humans
Medical sciences
Ophthalmology
Recovery of Function
Remission, Spontaneous
Retinopathies
Visual Acuity
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Summary:PURPOSE: To report a young girl with spontaneous separation of an idiopathic epiretinal membrane and notable visual recovery. METHOD: Case report. RESULT: A 12-year-old girl had spontaneous improvement in visual acuity of the left eye from 20/100 to 20/40 attributable to spontaneous peeling of an idiopathic epiretinal membrane more than 2 years after it was diagnosed. CONCLUSION: Conservative treatment can be considered in young patients with epiretinal membrane because spontaneous separation may occur and result in good vision.
ISSN:0002-9394
1879-1891
DOI:10.1016/S0002-9394(99)00021-5