Monthly Archives: December 2019

Phaco Training: A paper published by Jonna G, et al. in the Journal Retina 2019;doi:10.1097/IAE.0000000000002323 shows that Eyes that underwent epiretinal membrane surgery experienced progressive thinning of the ganglion cell-inner plexiform layer and worsening Humphrey visual field mean deviation at 5 years’ follow-up

“Our 5-year findings that there is progressive thinning of the inner retina after vitrectomy surgery lend further support to a causal association of vitrectomy surgery with risk of glaucoma,” study co-author Stephen J. Kim, MD, told Healio/OSN. Researchers evaluated functional outcomes in the inner retina in 20 study eyes that underwent epiretinal membrane surgery and 20 fellow control eyes.… Read More »