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Figure 1: Schematic representation of the surgical technique of glue-assisted retinopexy for rhegmatogenous retinal detachments (GuARD). (a) Representative depiction of inferior retinal detachment with inferior break. (b) After pars-plana vitrectomy and fluid–air exchange the subretinal fluid is drained internally using a flute needle; the retina is settled, and the break is subsequently lasered. (c) In an air-filled eye, 0.1–0.2 mL of fibrin glue is injected and applied over the break. (d) Subsequently at the end of the surgery, air is replaced by balanced salt solution and the retina is left attached with a clot of fibrin covering the break |
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