Progression to surgery for ERMs with good vision: Statistics help to counsel patients, allow them to make informed decision with specialist.

RETINAL disease diagnosis; RETINAL anatomy; COUNSELING; POSTOPERATIVE period; RETINAL diseases; VISION; VISUAL acuity; DISEASE management; OPTICAL coherence tomography; RETROSPECTIVE studies; DISEASE progression; PREOPERATIVE period; KAPLAN-Meier estimator

The article discusses a study which aimed to provide statistics to help counsel patients with epiretinal membranes (ERM) and allow them to make an informed decision about their progression to surgical membrane peeling. Topics include the estimated number of adults affected with epiretinal membranes in the U.S., the management for ERM, and individuals who are qualified for surgery.