Relaxing retinotomies and retinectomies in the management of retinal detachment with severe proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) | Zendy

Khaled Abdel-Galil Shalaby | Zendy

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Relaxing retinotomies and retinectomies in the management of retinal detachment with severe proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR)

Author(s) -

Khaled Abdel-Galil Shalaby

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

clinical ophthalmology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.025

H-Index - 56

eISSN - 1177-5483

pISSN - 1177-5467

DOI - 10.2147/opth.s4934

Subject(s) - proliferative vitreoretinopathy , medicine , retinal detachment , retina , vitrectomy , ophthalmology , retinal , visual acuity , tamponade , surgery , physics , optics

Relaxing retinotomies and retinectomies are used in the presence of retinal shortening resulting from retinal incarceration or fibrous proliferation and contraction that prevents contact of the retina with the retinal pigment epithelium. The peripheral retina is usually cut or excised to preserve function of the posterior retina which is more visually significant.

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