Prevalence and Associations of Epiretinal Membranes in Latinos: The Los Angeles Latino Eye Study

Fraser‐Bell, Samantha; Ying-Lai, Mei; Klein, Ronald; Varma, Rohit

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“…These authors speculated that the high prevalence of ERM in their Latino population was because of its high prevalence of diabetes. 9 In a large Epiretinal membranes in a Japanese population R Kawasaki et al ERM case series, 19 persons with diabetes were documented to be more likely to have bilateral involvement with idiopathic ERM than those without diabetes.…”

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“…[6][7][8][9][10][11] It has been suggested that the higher prevalence in Hispanics as compared with other racial groups may be related to the higher frequency of diabetes in this racial/ethnic group. 9 In this report, we aim to describe the age-and genderspecific prevalence of ERM and associated risk factors in an adult Japanese population and to compare the prevalence rates with two other mainly white populations (the Blue Mountains Eye Study (BMES) in Australia and the Beaver Dam Eye study (BDES) in Wisconsin, USA) after age standardization to the world standard population.…”

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Prevalence and associations of epiretinal membranes in an adult Japanese population: the Funagata study

Kawasaki

Wang

Sato

et al. 2008

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Purpose To determine the prevalence and risk factors of epiretinal membranes (ERM) in a Japanese population. Patients and Methods The Funagata Study examined 1758 Japanese aged 35 years or older (42% of eligible) from June 2000 to June 2002. A total of 1723 (98.0%) participants had nonmydriatic fundus photographs of the right eye to grade the presence of ERM, using the Blue Mountains Eye Study (BMES) protocol. After age standardization, the prevalence of ERM in the right eyes of the participants included in this study was compared with that reported from right eyes of participants in the BMES and the Beaver Dam Eye Study (BDES). ERM detected in eyes with diabetic retinopathy and other retinal lesions were excluded from the analysis of associations. Multiple logistic regression models were used to determine risk factors for the presence of ERM, adjusting for age and gender. Results There were 84 right eyes with ERM, representing 5.44% of this sample. After age standardization, the prevalence rate (5.7%) was within the range reported in the BMES (3.5%) and the BDES (6.9%). Older age (genderadjusted odds ratio (OR) per 10 years: 1.72, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.40-2.11) and diabetes (age-gender-adjusted OR: 1.84, 95% CI: 1.01-3.37) were the only two factors associated with ERM. Conclusions We found a similar prevalence of ERM in the Japanese as in mainly white populations. Increasing age and diabetes were risk factors for ERM in this adult Japanese population.

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Prevalence and associations of epiretinal membranes in an adult Japanese population: the Funagata study

Kawasaki

Wang

Sato

et al. 2008

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“…Two types of epiretinal membranes were differentiated as described by Klein et al and Fraser-Bell and colleagues: 12,16 The first type consisted of a cellophane macular reflex only with a patch or patches of irregular increased reflection from the inner retinal surface. In the second type called premacular fibrosis, a greyish and opaque appearance of the inner retinal surface was combined with superficial retinal folds or traction lines.…”

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“…11 Despite their clinical significance, there have been, besides a series of hospital-based studies, only six population-based investigations on the occurrence and associations of epiretinal membranes with other ocular and general parameters. [12][13][14][15][16][17] All these epidemiological studies were focused on whites, Hispanics or Japanese. Considering that China is the largest nation and that information about epiretinal membranes in the Chinese population is very scarce, it was the purpose of the present study to assess the prevalence of epiretinal membranes and their associations with ocular and general factors in Chinese as part of the Beijing Eye Study.…”

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Prevalence and associations of epiretinal membranes in adult Chinese: the Beijing eye study

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Jonas

2007

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Purpose To determine the prevalence of epiretinal membranes in the adult Chinese population. Methods The Beijing Eye Study, a population-based, cross-sectional cohort study, included 4439 subjects out of 5324 subjects invited to participate (response rate 83.4%) with an age of 40 þ years. The present investigation consisted of 4378 (98.6%) subjects for whom readable fundus photographs (301 nonstereoscopic colour images) were available. Assessing the fundus photographs, we differentiated two membrane types: cellophane maculopathy and premacular fibrosis. Results Prevalence rate of epiretinal membranes was 2.270.2% (mean7SE) (95% confidence interval (CI): 1.9,2.5) per eye or 2.270.2% (95% CI: 1.8,2.7) per subject. In binary logistic regression analysis, the prevalence of epiretinal membranes was significantly associated with age (Po0.001; 95% CI: 1.07,1.12), visual field loss (Po0.001; 95% CI: 1.03,1.07), hyperopia (P ¼ 0.02; 95% CI: 1.01,1.18), and higher education (Po0.001; 95% CI: 1.29,1.74). Cellophane maculopathy showed a prevalence rate of 1.1170.1% (95% CI: 0.9,1.3) per eye and 1.870.2% (95% CI: 1.4,2.2) per subject. Its prevalence was significantly associated with age (Po0.001; 95% CI: 1.08,1.13), higher education (Po0.001; 95% CI: 1.26,1.92), and visual field loss (P ¼ 0.009; 95% CI: 1.01,1.07). Premacular fibrosis had a prevalence rate of 1.0670.1% (95% CI: 0.9,1.3) per eye and 1.870.2% (95% CI: 1.4,2.2) per subject. It was significantly associated with age (Po0.001; 95% CI: 1.06,1.11), higher level of education (Po0.001; 95% CI: 1.15,1.74), and visual field loss (P ¼ 0.001; 95% CI: 1.02,1.08). ConclusionIn adult Chinese in Greater Beijing, epiretinal membranes including cellophane maculopathy and premacular fibrosis occur in a relatively low frequency which may be lower than in Western countries. Epiretinal membranes including its subtypes of cellophane maculopathy and epiretinal fibrosis were associated with age and hyperopic refractive error.

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“…The prevalence of ERM formation is 5.3% to 18.5% of 25 the population. [1][2][3][4] The first report of successful removal of ERM was published…”

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Effect of Vitrectomy for Epiretinal Membrane on Visual Function and Vision-Related Quality of Life

Okamoto

Hiraoka

et al. 2009

American Journal of Ophthalmology

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Prevalence and Associations of Epiretinal Membranes in Latinos: The Los Angeles Latino Eye Study

Abstract: ERMs occur frequently in Latinos, often bilaterally. The associations of ERMs with proliferative retinopathy, retinal lesions, macular holes, and cataract surgery were confirmed. Central PMF is associated with reduced visual acuity.

Cited by 119 publications

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Prevalence and associations of epiretinal membranes in an adult Japanese population: the Funagata study

Prevalence and associations of epiretinal membranes in an adult Japanese population: the Funagata study

Prevalence and associations of epiretinal membranes in adult Chinese: the Beijing eye study

Effect of Vitrectomy for Epiretinal Membrane on Visual Function and Vision-Related Quality of Life

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