CIGNA Healthcare study about increasing success rate
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
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
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)
Retina Specialist information and locator
For information about what is a Retina Specialist and why you might be referred to one can be found by going to this link: https://www.asrs.org/patients/what-is-a-retina-specialist
To assist anyone who would like to find a Retina Specialist close to you, please go to this link https://www.asrs.org/find-a-specialist which will take you to a site where you can put in the zip code for where you would like to find a Retina Specialist. Please note, we are not endorsing, or making any kind of suggestion, just giving you an option that might be helpful to you.
There is helpful information that you can read and even download pdf printouts on a variety of retinal diseases on this link: https://www.asrs.org/patients/retinal-diseases
To assist anyone who would like to find a Retina Specialist close to you, please go to this link https://www.asrs.org/find-a-specialist which will take you to a site where you can put in the zip code for where you would like to find a Retina Specialist. Please note, we are not endorsing, or making any kind of suggestion, just giving you an option that might be helpful to you.
There is helpful information that you can read and even download pdf printouts on a variety of retinal diseases on this link: https://www.asrs.org/patients/retinal-diseases