ArticleJournal of vitreoretinal diseases
Air vs Gas Tamponade During Macular Hole Repair Surgery.
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- Outcomes of Vitrectomy with 50% Fluid-Air Exchange for Idiopathic Macular Hole.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Sustainability in vitreoretinal surgery: environmental impact and carbon emission reduction strategies.International ophthalmology · 2026Review
- Minimal Gas Vitrectomy and As-Needed Positioning Duration for Idiopathic Macular Holes.Ophthalmology and therapy · 2025Article
- Advancing Sustainability in Ophthalmic Surgeries and Interventions: A Narrative Review of Environmental Impact and Best Practices.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2025Article
- Fluid-air exchange as a secondary treatment for unclosed macular hole after primary vitrectomy: a retrospective cohort study.International journal of ophthalmology · 2025Article
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- Vitreous Substitutes from Bench to the Operating Room in a Translational Approach: Review and Future Endeavors in Vitreoretinal Surgery.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
- The effect of inner limiting membrane peeling on visual fields: Unravelling a source of bias in glaucoma management.Saudi journal of ophthalmology : official journal of the Saudi Ophthalmological SocietyArticle
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Abstract
Purpose: This work investigates the visual and anatomical outcomes of full-thickness macular hole (FTMH) repair surgery using air in comparison to gas tamponade. Methods: A retrospective consecutive review of medical records was undertaken of all patients undergoing pars plana vitrectomy for idiopathic FTMH at an academic practice from January 2010 to May 2017. Each operative report was reviewed to investigate the agent used for tamponade at the end of the surgery. Preoperative hole duration and size as measured using optical coherence tomography as well as successful postoperative hole closure were recorded. Use of gas or air was not randomized and was instilled at surgeon discretion. Results: The final analysis included 211 eyes. Gas was used as the tamponade agent in 171 of the 211 eyes; most of these eyes (144 of 171) received sulfur hexafluoride (SF Conclusions: Air served as an equally efficacious internal tamponade agent in comparison to nonexpansile gas following idiopathic FTMH repair surgery.
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