Risk factors for epiretinal membrane formation and peeling following pars plana vitrectomy for primary rhegmatogenous retinal detachment, an OCT guided analysis.

Visually significant ERM formation following PPV for primary RRD was uncommon in this cohort (5%). Half of the ERMs were detected after the first post-operative year, indicating that this complication may be underreported in studies with only 1-year follow-up.