Importance of Facedown Recovery Equipment
Excerpt from:
CIGNA HEALTHCARE COVERAGE POSITION*
Subject Vitrectomy Chair/Vitrectomy Support System/Face-Down Positioning
Revised Date...........................9/15/2006
Original Effective Date............9/15/2004
Coverage Position Number............0173
"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..."
* Cigna Healthcare CPB 0173 pdf link
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)
CIGNA HEALTHCARE COVERAGE POSITION*
Subject Vitrectomy Chair/Vitrectomy Support System/Face-Down Positioning
Revised Date...........................9/15/2006
Original Effective Date............9/15/2004
Coverage Position Number............0173
"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..."
* Cigna Healthcare CPB 0173 pdf link
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)