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In this review of the literature evidence is provided from clinical, histological and experimental sources that inflammatory processes play a central role in the pathogenesis of contractile epiretinal membranes and proliferative vitreoretinopathy.
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Gilbert, C., Hiscott, P., Unger, W. et al. Inflammation and the formation of epiretinal membranes. Eye 2 (Suppl 1), S140–S156 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1038/eye.1988.140
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