Comparison of face-down posturing with nonsupine posturing after macular hole surgery: a meta-analysis

BMC Ophthalmology

Table 3 Comparison of macular hole closure rate between two groups with or without internal limiting membrane peeling

Outcome	Type of subgroup	No. of studies	Sample size		With ILM Peeling				Without ILM Peeling				Selected model
Outcome	Type of subgroup	No. of studies	Face-down group	No face-down group	OR	95% CI		P value	OR	95% CI		P value	Selected model
MH closure rate	Overall	10	371	321	1.744	0.906	3.356	0.096	1.020	0.258	4.026	0.978	Fixed-effect model
	MH ≥ 400 μm	6	107	101	2.489	1.021	6.069	0.045	0.080	0.044	14.643	0.880	Fixed-effect model
	MH<400 μm	6	115	110	3.572	0.547	23.331	0.184	0.235	0.009	6.401	0.390	Fixed-effect model

MH Macular hole, ILM Internal limiting membrane, CI Confidence interval, OR Odds risk

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