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Year : 2015 | Volume
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Sutureless scleral buckle in the management of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment
P Mahesh Shanmugam, Tajinder Pal Singh, Rajesh Ramanjulu, Gladys Rodrigues, Srinivasulu Reddy
Department of Vitreoretinal Services and Ocular Oncology, Sankara Eye Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Correspondence Address:
P Mahesh Shanmugam Department of Vitreoretinal Services and Ocular Oncology, Sankara Eye Hospital, Airport Varthur Road, Kundanahalli Gate, Bengaluru - 560 037, Karnataka India
Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.169785
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Purpose: To evaluate the anatomical and functional outcomes of sutureless scleral buckling for the repair of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RD). Design: Retrospective interventional case series. Materials and Methods: Retrospective analysis of 50 eyes of 49 patients with rhegmatogenous RD, who underwent sutureless scleral buckling from January 2009 to March 2013. Results: Primary retinal re-attachment rate of 86% was achieved with single surgery, but final anatomical success was 94% with additional interventions in the form of intravitreal gas, buckle revision, and/or pars plana vitrectomy. Best corrected logarithm of minimum angle of resolution visual acuity improved from 1.44 ± 1.01 preoperatively to 0.50 ± 0.40 at a mean follow-up of 6.7 months.XS Conclusion: Sutureless scleral buckling achieves excellent anatomical and functional success in majority of the patients with rhegmatogenous RD. |
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