ArticleInternational journal of retina and vitreous2020
Supine positioning after vitrectomy for rhegmatogenous retinal detachments with inferior retinal breaks.
Article in International journal of retina and vitreous, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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- Impact of postoperative positioning on surgical and visual outcomes after pars plana vitrectomy for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment: a systematic review and meta-analysis.International journal of retina and vitreous · 2026Review
- Feasibility and outcomes of break-upward side-lying positioning after PPV for inferior rhegmatogenous retinal detachment: a retrospective case series.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Clinical effectiveness of scleral taping combined with perfluoropropane for complex retinal detachment.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Factors influencing compliance in RRD patients with the face-down position via grounded theory approach.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- The Effectiveness of the Supine Position in Managing Inferior Breaks in Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment After Vitrectomy with Gas Tamponade.International journal of general medicine · 2021Article
- Practice of postoperative face-down positioning and its duration after silicone oil tamponade in vitreoretinal surgery: Results of a survey.Saudi journal of ophthalmology : official journal of the Saudi Ophthalmological SocietyArticle
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Abstract
backgroundTo evaluate the effectiveness of face up position (FUP) following pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) and silicone oil injection in cases of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) with multiple peripheral and inferior breaks.
methodThirty-two eyes of 32 patients with RRD due to multiple peripheral breaks were managed with PPV and silicone oil as endotamponade. Postoperatively, all patients were instructed to assume face up (supine) position for at least 10 days. Silicone oil was removed 3 to 6 months postoperatively in eyes with attached retina and the patients were followed up for 6 months.
resultsThirty eyes (94%) got a successful attachment of the retina and remained attached after silicone oil removal. One case showed lower redetachment under silicone oil while the other case showed recurrent RRD after silicone oil removal.
conclusionAlthough postoperative FUP is not a popular one, it is effective in the treatment of RRD with peripheral breaks whatever the number or the distribution of these breaks. This may in some way or another change the traditional trends of postoperative positioning after vitrectomy for RRD.
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