Abstract:AIM:To evaluate whether spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) can be used to determine if macular hole (MH) closure occurred in gas-filled eyes without postoperative face-down positioning. METHODS: This retrospective, consecutive, observational case series included 19 eyes of 19 MH patients who underwent vitrectomy with SF6 gas tamponade without postoperative face-down positioning. The MHs of all patients were evaluated using SD-OCT before and at 3 hours after surgery; daily until confirming th… Show more
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