CASE REPORT: EXTREME PATIENT POSITIONING FOR RETINAL SURGERY IN ADVANCED KYPHOSIS.

KYPHOSIS."

To describe the atypical intraoperative positioning of a kyphosis patient resulting in successful retinal detachment repair.

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Name: Retinal cases & brief reports ISSN: 1937-1578
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• PubMed Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25723117
• DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/ICB.0000000000000142
  
  
  
  
  
  Patient Positioning

  
  Moving a patient into a specific position or POSTURE to facilitate examination, surgery, or for therapeutic purposes.
  

  
  Vitreoretinal Surgery

  
  Specialized ophthalmic technique used in the surgical repair and or treatment of disorders that include retinal tears or detachment; MACULAR HOLES; hereditary retinal disease; AIDS-related retinal infections; ocular tumors; MACULAR DEGENERATION; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; and UVEITIS.
  

  
  Postoperative Care

  
  The period of care beginning when the patient is removed from surgery and aimed at meeting the patient's psychological and physical needs directly after surgery. (From Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed)
  

  
  Epiretinal Membrane

  
  A membrane on the vitreal surface of the retina resulting from the proliferation of one or more of three retinal elements: (1) fibrous astrocytes; (2) fibrocytes; and (3) retinal pigment epithelial cells. Localized epiretinal membranes may occur at the posterior pole of the eye without clinical signs or may cause marked loss of vision as a result of covering, distorting, or detaching the fovea centralis. Epiretinal membranes may cause vascular leakage and secondary retinal edema. In younger individuals some membranes appear to be developmental in origin and occur in otherwise normal eyes. The majority occur in association with retinal holes, ocular concussions, retinal inflammation, or after ocular surgery. (Newell, Ophthalmology: Principles and Concepts, 7th ed, p291)
  

  
  Aftercare
  

  The care and treatment of a convalescent patient, especially that of a patient after surgery.
  
  
  Source: Bioportfolio, 2nd March 2015