Appropriate positioning of the surgeon and the patient’s eye is essential, and the goal in selecting and adjusting a particular surgical position is to maintain the ease of surgery while allowing ...

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 ...

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, ...