Idiopathic epiretinal membranes (ERM) occur mainly in patients above 50 years of age, and are bilateral in up to 20% of cases.[1] ERM undergoes spontaneous separation most commonly in young subjects, women, and myopes; it occurs in approximately 1‑3% of cases overall, and generally results in visual improvement.[2‑5] Several retinal diseases and mechanisms resulting in spontaneous ERM separation have been described.[6] It has been noted to occur in patients with Toxoplasmic retinochoroiditis, Stargardt macular dystrophy, and Leber’s multiple military aneurysms, and has been associated with trauma and laser treatment.[6‑9] Here, we present spectral‑domain optical coherence tomography (SD‑OCT) images documenting sequential spontaneous ERM separation.

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