Vitrectomy without prone positioning for rhegmatogenous retinal detachments in eyes with inferior retinal breaks.

To compare the anatomic and functional outcomes of pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) for treating rhegmatogenous retinal detachments (RRDs) between two groups with and without postoperative prone positioning.This retrospective cohort study included 142 eyes of 142 patients with a primary RRD. All patients...

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Main Authors: Nobuhiko Shiraki, Susumu Sakimoto, Hirokazu Sakaguchi, Kentaro Nishida, Kohji Nishida, Motohiro Kamei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5786309?pdf=render