Cataract surgery in eyes with an idiopathic macular epiretinal membrane: the effect on the epiretinal membrane and the surgical outcome

Cataract surgery in eyes with an idiopathic macular epiretinal membrane: the effect on the epiretinal membrane and the surgical outcome - Cataract surgery & ERM

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON48514

Enrollment

120

Registered

2019-04-25

Start date

2019-08-16

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-08-18

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Conditions

macular epiretinal membrane macular pucker

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Age

18 Years to 64 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age >= 50 years. Informed consent. Senile cataract and idiopathic macular epiretinal membrane, stage 1, 2 or 3, on OCT.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Secondary macular ERM. Diabetic retinopathy or other vascular retinopathy. Pseudoexfoliation syndrome. Advanced glaucoma (with visual field defects). Any ocular opacity that may prevent reliable OCT scans. Any kind of maculopathy such as pucker and severe (subjective) metamorphopsia.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Progression of ERM and phaco-energy.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Stage of ERM (OCT). Central foveal thickness (CFT; OCT). Progression of ERM after phacoemulsification. Presence of CME (OCT). Visual acuity (Snellen). Metamorphopsia (M-charts, see Matsumoto et al. 2003 ). Indication for vitrectomy and ERM peeling. Complications.	—

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results