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
Improved visual acuity (ETDRS chart at 4 metres) · participants with idiopathic macular hole
It is very uncertain whether face‐down positioning or posturing changes improved visual acuity (ETDRS chart at 4 metres) compared with no face‐down positioning or posturing after macular hole surgery (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Quality of life on a 0 to 100 scale. Various quality of life scales. (higher score is better) · participants with idiopathic macular hole
1 finding from 1 review
Postoperative nerve compression injury (clinical assessment) · participants with idiopathic macular hole
1 finding from 1 review
Proportion of eyes with retinal displacement at 6 months or later (RR < 1 favored) · people with primary macula‐involving rhegmatogenous retinal detachments
It is very uncertain whether face‐down positioning changes proportion of eyes with retinal displacement at 6 months or later… compared with other positioning (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Visual acuity · people with primary macula‐involving rhegmatogenous retinal detachments
It is very uncertain whether face‐down positioning changes mean change in logMAR or Snellen visual acuity from baseline to 3… compared with other positioning (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Mean objective distortion score at 3 months or later (lower is favored) · people with primary macula‐involving rhegmatogenous retinal detachments
It is very uncertain whether face‐down positioning changes mean objective distortion score at 3 months or later (lower is… compared with other positioning (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Quality of life assessments at 3 months or later (higher is favored) · people with primary macula‐involving rhegmatogenous retinal detachments
It is very uncertain whether face‐down positioning changes quality of life assessments at 3 months or later (higher is favored) compared with other positioning (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Frequency of intervention‐related ocular adverse events ( · people with primary macula‐involving rhegmatogenous retinal detachments
1 finding from 1 review
Frequency of intervention‐related non‐ocular adverse events ( · people with primary macula‐involving rhegmatogenous retinal detachments
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found