Effekt of air-tamponade on intraretinal cystoid changes after 23G ppV with membrane peeling

Epiretinal membranes (ERM) are disorders leading to vision loss and metamorphopsia. Vitrectomy with membrane peeling has developed to be the gold-standard in treatment of ERM. ERM can be well visualized with spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT). Different study groups showed that even intraoperative use of SD-OCT is possible. The aim of the study is to examine the effect of air tamponade during 23G-pars plana vitrectomy with membrane peeling on intraretinal cystoid changes due to ERM.