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Table 3 Change of distance best-corrected visual acuity from baseline (before surgery) to the 6-month visit in idiopathic epiretinal membranes and full-thickness macular holes grouped by the occurrence of postsurgical macular edema

From: Increased risk of postsurgical macular edema in high stage idiopathic epiretinal membranes

 

Baseline

6 months

P

iERM

No PSME

0.35 ± 0.17 (~ 20/50)

0.13 ± 0.10

(~ 20/25)

0.0051

PSME

0.58 ± 0.06

(~ 20/80)

0.67 ± 0.09

(~ 20/100)

0.2070

FMTH

No PSME

0.81 ± 0.24

(~ 20/125)

0.38 ± 0.30

(~ 20/40)

0.0006

PSME

0.75 ± 0.35

(~ 20/125)

0.95 ± 0.32

(~ 20/160)

0.0625

  1. The reported values are mean ± standard deviation units of the minimum angle of resolution (logMAR)
  2. iERM idiopathic epiretinal membrane; PSME postsurgical macular edema; FMTH full-thickness macular hole