Prevalence and Associations of Epiretinal Membrane by OCT in a Japanese Population-Based Cohort: Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization Eye Study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To examine the prevalence of epiretinal membrane (ERM) according to the OCT-based severity scales, and to describe associations focusing on the impact of smoking and axial length of the globe.

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Participants

The baseline examination cohort comprised participants from the Tohoku Medical Megabank community cohort recruited from 2013 to 2017.

Methods

In total, 38 118 eyes of 19 486 participants were classified with ERM staging. The characteristics of ERM severity were analyzed, and the association between the prevalence of ERM and ocular and systemic parameters was investigated using logistic regression models. Cubic spline models were constructed to visualize the relationships with lifetime smoking exposure and axial lengths. R

SUBMITTER: Shiraki A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12002990 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul-Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature