Open AccessPneumatic retinopexy as supplemental therapy for persistent retinal detachment after scleral buckling operation
Author(s) -
LevkovitchVerbin Hanna,
Treister Giora,
Moisseiev Joseph
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1600-0420
pISSN - 1395-3907
DOI - 10.1034/j.1600-0420.1998.760321.x
Subject(s) - medicine , scleral buckling , retinal detachment , ophthalmology , retinal
Persistent retinal detachment following scleral buckling may be caused by persistent open retinal tears with a large amount of subretinal fluid, despite proper positioning of the buckle. In this study we evaluated the effectiveness of supplemental pneumatic retinopexy in flattening of the detached retina.