When performing microsurgery, particularly intraocular surgery such as cataract surgery, a high level of precision is required. The surgeon’s hand positioning is critical in order to safely and ...

CHICAGO – Placing patients in the prone Trendelenburg position during spine surgery may put them at an increased risk for postoperative vision loss. Previously found to occur in 0.05% to 0.2% of spine ...

Positioning patients with large vessel ischemic (clot-caused) stroke with their heads flat (0-degrees) before surgery to remove the blood clot resulted in significant improvements in neurological ...

This was a pilot randomised controlled trial (RCT) to investigate the effect of post-operative face-down positioning on the outcome of macular hole surgery and to inform the design of a larger ...

Facedown positioning following surgery is not more likely to close large (≥400 mcm) macular holes compared with seating faced forward, according to a study published in JAMA Ophthalmology. However, ...

Among retina surgeons, there is an ongoing debate around the value and necessity of face-down positioning after macular hole surgery. Historically, patients with macular hole surgery would be ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A new approach to hip replacement surgery uses a high-tech tool to allow surgeons to customize each operation. Using the Optimized Position System, or OPS, doctors can create a ...

We read with interest the article titled ‘Macular hole surgery without prone positioning’ by Tranos et al. 1 The authors claimed, ‘we have shown that macular hole surgery without prone posturing ...

The image-guided navigation system is similar to the location and directional tracking systems used for cars and ships today -- it is, in effect, a global positioning system (GPS) for the surgeon.