CALCIFIED EPIRETINAL MEMBRANE SPARING THE FOVEA

A 37-YEAR-OLD MALE PRESENTED WITH A CALCIFIED EPIRETINAL MEMBRANE, SEVEN YEARS AFTER RETINA SURGERY FOR TRAUMA. A BIMANUAL SEGMENTATION AND DELAMINATION TECHNIQUE WAS PERFORMED. THE MEMBRANE WAS RIGID AND ADHERENT, BUT THE FOVEA WAS SPARED.VISION IMPROVED FROM HAND MOTION TO 0,7 AT SIX MONTHS POST-OP.THE FOLDS ARE STIFF AND EVEN AFTER PEELING AND USE OF PFCL THEY REMAIN. IN THE OCT 6 MONTHS LATER THE PICTURE HAS IMPROVED SIGNIFICANTLY.