Macular Hole Surgery in a Patient Who Cannot Maintain Facedown Positioning
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Macular Hole Surgery in a Patient Who Cannot Maintain Facedown Positioning
AIM To present macular hole surgery in a patient who had previously undergone thyroid removal surgery. MATERIAL AND METHODS During thyroid gland removal surgery, the recurrent laryngeal nerves were cut by the surgeon. Therefore, the patient had to have a tracheotomy and because of this unusual situation, the patient could not breathe if lying 'upside-down'. Complete ophthalmic examination and...
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Ophthalmology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1663-2699
DOI: 10.1159/000343701