ArticleClinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.)2012
Macular hole surgery with short-acting gas and short-duration face-down positioning.
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- Influence of the dilution method on the intraocular duration of C3F8 in vitrectomy for macular hole: a randomized clinical trial.Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia · 2024Trial
- Controversies, consensuses, and guidelines on macular hole surgery by the Asia-Pacific Vitreo-retina Society (APVRS) and the Asia-Pacific Academy of Professors in Ophthalmology (AAPPO).Eye and vision (London, England) · 2025Review
- Minimal Gas Vitrectomy and As-Needed Positioning Duration for Idiopathic Macular Holes.Ophthalmology and therapy · 2025Article
- Macular Hole Surgery Using Gas Tamponade-An Outcome from the Oslo Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2019Article
- Sulfur Hexafluoride (SFJournal of ophthalmology · 2019Review
- Adherence to face-down and non-supine positioning after macular hole surgery.BMC ophthalmology · 2018Article
- Adherence to the face-down positioning after vitrectomy and gas tamponade: a time series analysis.BMC research notes · 2018Article
- A Review of Surgical Outcomes and Advances for Macular Holes.Journal of ophthalmology · 2018Review
- Patient adherence to the face-down positioning after macular hole surgery.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2017Article
- Outcome of 2 cc pure sulfur hexafluoride gas tamponade for macular hole surgery.BMC ophthalmology · 2016Article
- Sulfur hexafluoride (SFInternational journal of retina and vitreous · 2016Article
- Comparison of outcomes between 20, 23 and 25 gauge vitrectomy for idiopathic macular hole.International journal of retina and vitreous · 2015Article
- Delayed macular hole closure.Case reports in ophthalmology · 2014Article
- Surgical results regarding the correction of macular hole with and without face-down posturing using 25% SF6 gas: a retrospective case series.Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologiaObservational
- Efficacy of sulfur hexafluoride (SFRomanian journal of ophthalmologyArticle
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Abstract
purposeTo report on the outcomes of vitrectomy and sulfur hexafluoride (SF(6)) gas tamponade for idiopathic macular holes with 2 days of face-down positioning. PATIENTS AND
methodsThis was a prospective, nonrandomized, observational sequential case-series study on 23 consecutive patients receiving macular hole surgery using 20% SF(6) and advised to stay in a face-down position for 2 days postoperatively (SF(6) group). These patients were compared to 23 consecutive patients who had previously undergone macular hole surgery, had received 14% C(3)F(8), and were advised to maintain a face-down position for 2 days (C(3)F(8) group). Patients in both groups underwent vitrectomy, internal limiting membrane peeling, and fluid gas exchange using either SF(6) or C(3)F(8.) Preoperative and postoperative data included best corrected visual acuity recorded in LogMAR units, slit-lamp biomicroscopy, and optical coherence tomography.
resultsAt a 6-month follow-up, macular hole closure was noted in 23/23 eyes (100%) and in 22/23 eyes (96%) in the SF(6) and C(3)F(8) groups, respectively. The improvement in visual acuity (measured through Snellen acuity lines both preoperatively until 6 months postoperatively) was 4.08 ± 2.31 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 3.08-5.08) for the SF(6) group and 2.87 ± 2.30 (95% CI: 1.87-3.86) for the C(3)F(8) group; this difference was not statistically significant (P = 0.06).
conclusionVitrectomy with internal limiting membrane peeling and a short-acting gas tamponade using SF(6) with posture limitation for 2 days may give a high success rate in macular hole surgery.
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