Combined Idiopathic Macular Hole Vitrectomy with Phacoemulsification without Face-Down Positioning

Table 2

Methods and results of studies of combined vitrectomy with phacoemulsification without postoperative face-down positioning.

Study	Year	Gas used	ILM peeling	Hole stage; (no. of eyes)	Primary (final) success rate	Followup (months)
Tornambe et al. [4]	1997	15% C3F8	No	2, 3, and 4 (33)	79% (85%)	6–40
Simcock and Scalia [8]	2001	20% C2F6	No	2 and 3 (20)	90%	3–36
Madgula and Costen [9]	2008	16% C3F8	Yes	2, 3, and 4 (31)	96.7%(100%)	10
Heath and Rahman [10]	2010	16% C2F6	Yes	3 and 4 (40)	92.5%	2–12
Present study		20% SF6	Yes	2, 3, and 4 (42)	95.2% (100%)	6