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Why is face down positioning required after surgery for peeling of epiretinal membrane?
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Gravity: When you are lying on your face, your retina is on the upper surface of your eyeball. If there is any air introduced into the eye during the procedure it will float to the top, and if there is any small amounts of bleeding, the red cells will fall away from the retina. There is some controversy over the need for face down, and some surgeons forego it -- please follow your surgeon's recommendations
Answered 8/5/2016
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