Excerpt
from:
CIGNA
HEALTHCARE COVERAGE POSITION*
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Subject
Vitrectomy
Chair/Vitrectomy Support System/Face-Down Positioning
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Revised
Date...........................9/15/2006
Original
Effective Date............9/15/2004
Coverage
Position Number............0173
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"General
Background
...Success rates of 90% have been reported
with use of face-down
positioning following macular hole
repair. Without face-down positioning, or in cases of
poor compliance to positioning,
success
rates have dropped to 60%....
Summary
The vitrectomy support system
assists the patient in maintaining a face-down
position postoperatively, while allowing the affected eye to
heal. Using these ergonomic positioning
aids, the patient is able to comply with the strict positioning
requirements. The patient may be at risk for
poor postoperative outcomes if there is lack of compliance with the
face-down positions..."
*http://www.cigna.com/customer_care/healthcare_professional/coverage_positions/medical/mm_0173_coveragepositioncriteria_vitrectomy_chair.pdf
another online source of helpful information from the American Academy of Ophthalmology
is:
Eye Facts: face-down recovery after retinal surgery
(it is a sample of what retina specialist sometimes give their patients)
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Vitreoretinal
ophthalmologist eye surgeons perform a vitrectomy to
repair
detached retina or a retinal macular hole.
The Rite Time System is the
solution for the necessary face prone prescribed posture.
Patients have appreciated using the RiteTime System and have
successfully maintained facedown positioning 24/7 for as long as
necessary to
regain their eyesight.
You will appreciate the
vitrectomy support system solutions the Rite Time System affords you
or
your loved one for facedown vitrectomy eyesight recovery.
To
order and/or discuss the Rite Time
System,
call
Al or Sandra at RiteTime at 1.800.266.2924 or 1.480.832.1592
or
email me at sandra@RiteTime.com.
We look forward to
assisting you or your loved one regain
eyesight.
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