Epiretinal membrane formation associated with idiopathic macular telangiectasia: case report

Abstract

A 46-year-old woman complained of blurred and distorted vision in both eyes. Ophthalmic examination showed that visual acuity was 20/200 for the right eye and counting fingers left eye. Fundoscopy revealed perimacular hemorrhages, aneurismal dilatation of the vessels in the posterior pole, and a white and elevated lesion adjacent to vascular changes. We report a case of idiopathic macular telangiectasia and epiretinal membrane that occurs concomitantly. To our knowledge, this is the first report that describes an association between idiopathic macular telangiectasia and epiretinal membrane formation.

Diffuse Retinal Thickening due to Epiretinal Membrane in a Patient with Idiopathic Parafoveal Telangiectasia

“…In our patient, ERM and diffuse retinal thickening without any retinal tissue defect were observed. However, unlike in the patient reported by Gomes et al, (5) cystic cavities were detected in the inner nuclear layer of the retina in our patient. This is not usual in primary ERM.…”

“…In following years, macular hole or pseudohole was demonstrated in patients with IPT in many studies (3,4). However, only one case with the coexistence of IPT and epiretinal membrane (ERM) formation was reported before (5). In this case report, we presented ERM formation and related retinal alterations in a patient with IPT.…”

Epiretinal Membrane and Vitreomacular Traction Associated With Vasoproliferative Tumor in Macular Telangiectasia Type 2: A Case Report

“…However, Yannuzzi’s modern OCT-driven classification divides them into two categories: proliferative and non-proliferative perifoveal telangiectasias [ 3 ]. Few reports found an association of an epiretinal membrane with MacTel [ 6 , 7 ]. Recently, Ayachit et al demonstrated an association of epiretinal neovascular membranes with the help of OCT angiography in seven eyes out of 68 patients known to have MacTel.…”

Epiretinal membrane formation and optic disc vascularisation in type 2A macular telangiectasia (MacTel)

“…1 Type 2A MacTel is rarely encountered with vitreoretinal interface abnormalities such as epiretinal membrane (ERM) formation, macular hole, and foveal epiretinal neovascularisation. [2][3][4][5] In this report, we describe a case of type 2A MacTel with a rare observation of epimacular membrane with vascularisation over it at the optic disc, which mimicked a diagnosis of disc neovascularisation (NVD). The report focuses on understanding the pathogenesis of ERM development and abnormal vascularisation over it in a type 2A MacTel case.…”

“…European Journal of Ophthalmology 34 (2) disease characterised by progressive secondary vascular and structural changes in the deeper layers of the inner retina near the fovea. 19 This ocular injury is significant enough to cause ERM formation and abnormal retinal vascularisation at the optic disc.…”