Pilot randomised controlled trial of face-down posturing following phacovitrectomy for macular hole.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To gather information on the effect of postoperative face-down posturing following combined phacoemulsification and vitrectomy for macular hole surgery in order to assist in the design of a larger definitive study.

Methods

Thirty phakic patients with stage II-IV full-thickness macular hole had combined phacoemulsification and pars plana vitrectomy with internal limiting membrane peel and 14% perfluoropropane (C(3)F(8)) gas. At the conclusion of surgery, patients were randomised either to face-down posture or to no posture, for 10 days. The primary outcome was macular hole closure.

Results

The macular hole was successfully closed in 93.8% of the face-down posture group and in all of the no-posture group. Mean visual improvement was 0.63 (SD=0.21) logMAR unit

SUBMITTER: Yorston D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3272182 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature