RT - Journal TY - JOUR A1 - Shanmugam, P A1 - Singh, Tajinder A1 - Ramanjulu, Rajesh A1 - Rodrigues, Gladys A1 - Reddy, Srinivasulu T1 - Sutureless scleral buckle in the management of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment YR - 2015/8/1 JF - Indian Journal of Ophthalmology JO - Indian J Ophthalmol SP - 645 OP - 648 VO - 63 IS - 8 UL - https://journals.lww.com/ijo/pages/default.aspx/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2015;volume=63;issue=8;spage=645;epage=648;aulast=Shanmugam;t=5 DO - 10.4103/0301-4738.169785 N2 - 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. ER -