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¹Yeditepe Üniversitesi, Göz Hastalıkları A.D., İstanbul, Yrd. Doç. Dr.
²Yeditepe Üniversitesi, Göz Hastalıkları A.D., İstanbul, Doç. Dr.
³Başkent Üniversitesi, Göz Hastalıkları A.D., İstanbul, Yrd. Doç. Dr.
⁴Yeditepe Üniversitesi, Göz Hastalıkları A.D., İstanbul, Prof. Dr. Purpose: To examine the relations between visual acuity, optical coherence tomography, and microperimetry measurements in an attempt to explore the potential role of microperimetry in the evaluation of patients with ERM.
Materials and Methods: Thirty-four eyes of 27 ERM patients were included. In addition to visual acuity measurements, all patients underwent OCT and microperimetry examinations.
Results: LogMAR best corrected visual acuity values were positively correlated with central macular thickness (r=0.564, p=0.001), indicating an inverse relation between visual acuity and macular thickness. A weak correlation was found between LogMAR visual acuity and central mean sensitivity (r=-0.473, p=0.005). Retinal thickness was inversely correlated with retinal sensitivity in the central fovea (r=-0.755, p<0.001).
Conclusions: Assessment of retinal sensitivity with fundus microperimetry is a rapid, safe, non-invasive diagnostic procedure that might be utilized as a complementary tool to assess changes in central macular function in patients with ERM. Keywords : Idiopathic epiretinal membrane, microperimetry, optical coherence tomography