The retina and the transparent vitreous filling the eye are adhered to each other. If this adhesion is abnormal, some diseases called vitreoretinal surface diseases are seen. Because with age, the vitreous tends to separate from the retina.

They normally leave without a any signs. Abnormal adhesion makes this separation problematic. One of the most common vitreoretinal surface diseases is epiretinal membranes. It appears in the form of a membrane that causes wrinkles in the macula.

The membrane is shown in detail by optical coherence tomography. It causes complaints such as slow-developing vision loss and distortion of vision (metamophopsia) in patients. Progression of the disease is usually slow. In most of cases decrease of vision can take years.

Treatment of epiretinal membranes is surgical. The vitreous in the eye is removed by the method called vitrectomy.

The membrane on the macula is peeled off. The better the initial vision, the more the final vision increases. Better results can be obtained with early diagnosis and treatment.

The only treatment for the epiretinal membrane is the surgical peeling of this membrane from the place where it is found. For this, vitrectomy surgery is performed. However, surgery is not required, especially in cases where the symptoms are not very severe. These patients should be followed up and the correct timing for the surgery should be made. The results of membrane peeling surgeries are quite satisfactory, vision loss is regained. However, some time is required for recovery. In some cases, recurrences may develop in the form of re-forming of the membrane.