Visual Field Defects After Uneventful Vitrectomy for Epiretinal Membrane with Indocyanine Green-assisted Internal Limiting Membrane Peeling

Overview

Journal Am J Ophthalmol

Specialty Ophthalmology

Date 2003 Jul 31

PMID 12888046

Citations 51

Authors

Akinori Uemura

Shigeru Kanda

Yushi Sakamoto

Hazuki Kita

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Abstract

Purpose: To report visual field defects after vitrectomy for epiretinal membrane with indocyanine green (ICG)-assisted internal limiting membrane (ILM) peeling.

Design: Interventional consecutive case series.

Methods: A retrospective review of 16 eyes of 16 patients who underwent vitrectomy for idiopathic epiretinal membrane. Indocyanine green-assisted ILM peeling was performed in 7 of 16 eyes. The main outcome measure was postoperative visual field.

Results: Four of seven eyes (57%) with ICG-assisted ILM peeling had visual field defects postoperatively. The field defects identified were nasal in three eyes; in the fourth eye, the visual field was constricted to approximately 30 degrees. None of the nine eyes without ICG-assisted ILM peeling had a visual field defect.

Conclusions: Peripheral visual field defects may occur after vitrectomy with ICG-assisted ILM peeling. Although the cause of the defects is unclear, the potential role of ICG toxicity requires further investigation.

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