
There are some reports showing isolated cases of drusen regression after pars plana vitrectomy (ppV) with peeling of the internal limiting membrane (iLM). Drusen characteristics after iLM peeling was investigated in this study.The data of 527 patients who had received iLM peeling between 2004 and 2012 were retrospectively collected and those patients with retinal drusen were selected for the study. Fundus photographs before and after vitrectomy due to a macular hole or epiretinal gliosis were compared and drusen arrangement in the peeling site was analyzed. The aim of the study was to show whether there was drusen regression 2-5 months after surgery.Out of the 527 patients 11 showed central macular drusen, 4 with confluent large drusen (> 63 µm diameter) and 7 with small hard drusen (≤ 63 µm diameter). One patient showed drusen regression after iLM peeling without any changes in the other eye and all other patients showed no differences in the drusen findings (n = 6) or even some additional drusen (n = 4) without drusen alterations in the other eye.The results of this study could not confirm some reports showing drusen regression after iLM peeling in the peeling site in general and there was only one single case of central drusen regression.
Male, Optic Disk Drusen, Reproducibility of Results, Epiretinal Membrane, Comorbidity, Middle Aged, Sensitivity and Specificity, Causality, Postoperative Complications, Risk Factors, Germany, Vitrectomy, Humans, Female, Longitudinal Studies, Retinoscopy
Male, Optic Disk Drusen, Reproducibility of Results, Epiretinal Membrane, Comorbidity, Middle Aged, Sensitivity and Specificity, Causality, Postoperative Complications, Risk Factors, Germany, Vitrectomy, Humans, Female, Longitudinal Studies, Retinoscopy
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