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 ...

We thank Drs Woo and Au Eong for their interest in our article and are pleased to offer our replies. The study was conducted in Worthing Hospital and Moorfields Eye Hospital. To clarify, patients who ...

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 ...

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 ...

Potential role of MAD1 1673G>A and ERCC1 8092C>A polymorphisms in the resistance to chemotherapy in advanced ovarian cancer: A pilot study. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2017 ASCO Annual ...

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, ...