Abstract
To study the effect of surgical treatment on quality of life (QOL) in patients with epiretinal membrane (EM). A total of 48 patients who underwent surgical treatment for EM were examined. QOL was assessed with the VFQ-25 questionnaire before and after the surgery (at 1 week and 6 months). Before the surgery the total QOL index was significantly decreased by an average of 25% as compared with the controls (p<0.001). In the late postoperative period there was a progressive increase in the total index of QOL up to the level of the control group (p>0.05). Vitrectomy surgery improves visual functions and quality of life in patients with epiretinal membrane.
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