Gene Expression of IGF1, IGF1R, and IGFBP3 in Epiretinal Membranes of Patients with Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy: Preliminary Study

Table 1

Selected clinical features of patients with secondary ERMs after proliferative diabetic retinopathy and the control group with idiopathic ERMs.

Characteristic	Secondary ERMs group (𝑛=6)	Idiopathic ERMs group (𝑛=11)
Gender
Female	3	8
Male	3	3
Age (years)	72.9 (66–80)*	69.7 (61–79)
Eye
Right	2	5
Left	4	6
Mean time interval between ERM diagnosis and surgery (months)	6.4 (3–10)	8.6 (2–16)
Visual acuity^†	0.3 (0.01–0.5)	0.2 (0.02–0.4)

∗Values of clinical parameters are expressed as means (minimum–maximum).
†Snellen chart.