Idiopathic macular holes are an important cause of visual loss. Macular holes can be treated by surgically removing the vitreous gel and injecting intraocular gas. Following macular hole surgery, face-down positioning is often advised with the aim of improving the likelihood of macular hole closure. The current evidence of postoperative positioning protocols is insufficient to draw firm conclusions and guide practice. The investigators wish to compare non-face-down positioning and face-down positioning after surgery for macular holes in a randomized trial. Hypothesis: Non-face-down positioning is equivalent to face-down positioning after surgery for macular holes.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
68
Glostrup Hospital, University of Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Denmark
Macular hole closure rate
Macular hole closure rate assessed by optical coherence tomography
Time frame: 3 months
ETDRS Visual Acuity Gain
Time frame: 3 months
Degree of postoperative head incline
Position Sensor
Time frame: 3 days
Degree of ocular gas fill
Time frame: 4 days
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