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Christos Haritoglou, MD; Ricarda G. Schumann, MD; Anselm Kampik, MD; Arnd Gandorfer, MD

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Histological studies^1-2 on epiretinal membranes have described cellular proliferations including hyalocytes, retinal glial cells, and retinal pigment epithelial cells on and confined to the vitreal surface of the internal limiting membrane (ILM). We report a case of cellular proliferation at the retinal surface of the ILM—in other words, under the ILM—in a patient with cellophane maculopathy.

Report of a Case

A 70-year-old woman had a deterioration of visual acuity to 20/50 OD and metamorphopsia in the Amsler chart. Biomicroscopy of the right macular area using a 78-diopter lens revealed a glistening reflex at the retinal surface with mild retinal folds, consistent with cellophane maculopathy as confirmed by optical coherence tomography (Figure 1). The surgical specimen obtained during uneventful vitrectomy was harvested and prepared for light and electron microscopy.³ Ultrathin serial sections of the specimen were analyzed. Cellular components of . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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