Open AccessCombined Pars Plana Vitrectomy and Segmental Scleral Buckle for Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment with Inferior Retinal Breaks
Author(s) -
Parnian Arjmand,
Tina Felfeli,
Efrem D. Mandelcorn
Publication year - 2021
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.s321371
Subject(s) - vitrectomy , pars plana , scleral buckle , medicine , retinal detachment , ophthalmology , retinal , visual acuity , buckle , proliferative vitreoretinopathy , surgery , structural engineering , engineering
To describe a variation of the traditional segmental scleral buckle (SB) without an encircling band combined with 23-gauge pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) for the management of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) with inferior retinal breaks.