Scleral buckling is the most established technique ... The ideal candidate is a patient with a phakic retinal detachment with a single break in the superior clock hours. Pars plana vitrectomy ...

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and scleral buckle, a surgical procedure where a flexible band is placed around the eye to press the outer wall against the detached retina. Retinal detachment is a medical emergency. An immediate ...

Retinal detachment is treated through surgical procedures such as vitrectomy, scleral buckling, or pneumatic retinopexy to reattach the retina and restore vision. Vitrectomy is a surgical ...

Scleral buckling works through a variety of proposed ... The two most important factors in the development of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment are retinal breaks and vitreous traction.