Table 1 Baseline characteristics of included eyes with Epiretinal membrane removal, N = 666 Eyes of 645 Patients.

From: Persistence and recurrence after removal of idiopathic epiretinal membrane

Clinical Factors

Mean ± SD (Range) or No. (%) of Eyes

Age, years

70.7 ± 7.3 (range: 22–87)

Sex, female

331 (49.77)

Preoperative visual acuity, logMar

0.4 ± 0.2 (range: 0–1.4)

Pseudophakia

231 (34.68)

Combined cataract surgery

66 (9.91)

PVD before surgery visible in OCT

141 (21.17)

Vitrectomy gauge 20|23|25

13|650|2 (2.1|97.6|0.3)

Dye used DB|BB|TB|ICG| none

385|188|64|2|27 (57.8|18.9|9.6|0.3|4.1)

Material of endotamponade Air|Gas|BSS

128|31|509 (18.9|4.7|76.4)

Follow-up period, months

29.4 ± 28 (range: 1–129)

  1. SD Standard deviation, PVD Posterior vitreous detachment, OCT Optical coherence tomography, BB Brilliant Blue G, DB Dual Blue, ICG Indocyanine Green, TB Trypan Blue, BSS Balanced salt saline.