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4 questions · 4 findings · 3 reviews · Eyes and Vision

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Face‐down positioning vs no face‐down positioning or posturing after macular hole surgery

Closure of macular hole · participants with idiopathic macular hole

Face‐down positioning or posturing showed no clear difference in macular hole closure (anatomical assessment) compared with no face‐down positioning or posturing after macular hole surgery (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Face‐down positioning or posturing after macular hole surgery 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.05 [0.99, 1.12]
8 studies · 699 participants
Low

Intervention not reported

Change in anatomical outcomes (CRT) from baseline to 6‐month · People with lamellar macular holes

1 finding from 1 review

Surgical interventions for lamellar macular holes 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 34 participants
Low

Vitrectomy vs scleral buckling

Final anatomical success at least 3 months after operation · people with simple rhegmatogenous retinal detachments

Pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) showed no clear difference in final anatomical success at least 3 months after operation compared with scleral buckling (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Pars plana vitrectomy versus scleral buckling for repairing simple rhegmatogenous retinal detachments 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.01 [0.99, 1.04]
9 studies · 1235 participants
Low

Vitrectomy vs scleral buckling

Number of interventions needed to achieve final anatomical success at final · people with simple rhegmatogenous retinal detachments

1 finding from 1 review

Pars plana vitrectomy versus scleral buckling for repairing simple rhegmatogenous retinal detachments 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 682 participants
Very low