Vitrectomy for epiretinal membrane removal

• By Manish Nagpal, MD, FRCS (UK), FASRS
  Retina Foundation
• Uploaded on Nov 30, 2022.
• Last modified by Joshua Friedman on Jan 25, 2023.

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vitrectomy, epiretinal membrane, macular pucker, forceps, peeling, video

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Manish Nagpal

Description

Vitrectomy is carried out for epiretinal membrane removal. After doing core vitrectomy and pvd induction a 25 gauge forceps is used to pinch and peel the macular pucker. After finding a edge the forceps is gradually moved tangentially over the retinal surface to remove the membrane.

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