A modified OCT-based positioning regimen based on risk factors may be used to obtain complete, persistent closure of macular holes or to determine the duration of postoperative positioning, according ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . LAUSANNE, Switzerland – A new surgical technique for the closure of stage III-IV idiopathic macular hole may ...

Among retina surgeons, there is an ongoing debate around the value and necessity of face-down positioning after macular hole surgery. Historically, patients with macular hole surgery would be ...

To investigate the role of vitrectomy without prone posturing in the anatomic and functional outcome of macular hole surgery (MHS). Forty-one consecutive eyes of 41 patients with stage II–IV ...

Positioning patients with large vessel ischemic (clot-caused) stroke with their heads flat (0-degrees) before surgery to remove the blood clot resulted in significant improvements in neurological ...

We read with interest the article titled ‘Macular hole surgery without prone positioning’ by Tranos et al. 1 The authors claimed, ‘we have shown that macular hole surgery without prone posturing ...