A comparative study of epiretinal membranes associated with Eales' disease: a clinicopathologic evaluation

Abstract

Aim To study the histopathologic features and clinical correlation of epiretinal membranes (ERM) obtained from patients of Eales' disease and compare with other vasoproliferative disorders. Methods Retrospective analysis of epiretinal

Surgical outcomes for vitrectomy in Eales' disease

“…7,11 This was due probably to additional surgical procedures (SB/C 3 F 8 /silicone oil) having been required in 31 (43.7%) cases. Our surgical failure rate (15.5%) was comparable to other studies, [7][8][9][10][11] and was mostly related to the difficulty of peeling tractional membranes in the peripheral retina. Peripheral tears or retinotomies were observed in all the persistent/inoperable detachments.…”

“…1,[5][6][7][8] Though satisfactory overall results have been claimed, 1 the reported outcomes differ considerably with the surgical indication (VH vs tractional complications), the extent of posterior vitreous detachment (PVD), and even surgical techniques. [5][6][7][8][9][10] Some of the largest surgical studies are over two decades' old; 7,8 the recent ones are small. 5,6,[9][10][11] The effect of surgical variables like PVD, retinal detachments (RD), and intraoperative procedures on the final outcome have not been evaluated in a controlled manner.…”

“…[5][6][7][8][9][10] Some of the largest surgical studies are over two decades' old; 7,8 the recent ones are small. 5,6,[9][10][11] The effect of surgical variables like PVD, retinal detachments (RD), and intraoperative procedures on the final outcome have not been evaluated in a controlled manner. We present our long-term surgical experience with Eales' disease; and analyse the influence of preoperative and surgical variables on anatomical and visual outcome.…”

Surgical outcomes of minimally invasive vitrectomy surgery in Eales’ disease

“…Shukla et al (2008) have reported mean visual acuity of 6/24 with BCVA>6/18 in 60.6% of the cases Kumar et al (2000) reported excellent The difference in the results could be due to the difference in the baseline characteristics (choosing simple vitreous hemorrhage over complex tractional detachments). Presence of incomplete posterior vitreous detachment has also been cited as a poor prognostic factor (Shukla D, 2008), which we do not feel evident in our study since only 10% patients had complete PVD and we had a low surgical failure rate of 6.5% compared to 15%-42% (Treister G et al 1977;Majji AB et al 2006;Shukla D et al 2008 ) reported in the past. Eales' disease Nepal J Ophthalmol 2013;5(10):182-189 Postoperative hypotony was seen in 1 (Albrieux M et al, 2011 ).…”

“…The results of surgical outcomes of 20 gauge pars plana vitrectomy in Eales' disease are available in the scientific literature. However, all these studies have been done using the 20 gauge vitrectomy systems and most studies have been conducted in a retrospective manner (Treister G et al, 1977;Smiddy WE et al1, 988;Shanmugam MP et al, 1998;Badrinath SS et al, 1999;Kumar A et al, 2000;El-Asrar AM et al, 2002;Majji AB et al, 2006;Shukla D et al 2008). We hereby undertook this prospective study with the primary objective to establish the safety and evaluate the outcomes of 23-gauge vitrectomy in cases of Eales' disease.…”