PURPOSE: To assess the outcome of scleral buckling surgery using a non-contact wide-angle viewing system for fundus visualization in patients with rhegmatogenous retinal detachment without proliferative vitreoretinopathy. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Sixteen eyes of 16 patients underwent scleral buckling using a non-contact wide-angle viewing system combined with a 25-gauge illumination fibre inserted into the sclera at the pars plana. RESULTS: The mean age of the patients was 53.6 ± 13.7 years and the mean follow-up time was 13.4 ± 2.8 months. Retinal reattachment was achieved in 13 of the 16 eyes (81%). Three eyes underwent vitrectomy with silicone oil injection because of development of proliferative vitreoretinopathy in 2 eyes and scleral perforation due to excessive indentation during cryoretinopexy in 1 eye. Two eyes developed limited subretinal haemorrhage during subretinal fluid drainage. CONCLUSION: Simultaneous use of a non-contact wide-angle viewing system combined with a 25-gauge light fibre illumination for fundus visualization brings the advantages of microsurgery and indirect ophthalmoscopy into scleral buckling surgery.
PURPOSE: To assess the outcome of scleral buckling surgery using a non-contact wide-angle viewing system for fundus visualization in patients with rhegmatogenous retinal detachment without proliferative vitreoretinopathy. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Sixteen eyes of 16 patients underwent scleral buckling using a non-contact wide-angle viewing system combined with a 25-gauge illumination fibre inserted into the sclera at the pars plana. RESULTS: The mean age of the patients was 53.6 ± 13.7 years and the mean follow-up time was 13.4 ± 2.8 months. Retinal reattachment was achieved in 13 of the 16 eyes (81%). Three eyes underwent vitrectomy with silicone oil injection because of development of proliferative vitreoretinopathy in 2 eyes and scleral perforation due to excessive indentation during cryoretinopexy in 1 eye. Two eyes developed limited subretinal haemorrhage during subretinal fluid drainage. CONCLUSION: Simultaneous use of a non-contact wide-angle viewing system combined with a 25-gauge light fibre illumination for fundus visualization brings the advantages of microsurgery and indirect ophthalmoscopy into scleral buckling surgery.
Authors: José Antonio Roca; Mauricio Maia; Natasha Ferreira Santos da Cruz; Murilo Ubukata Polizelli; Jay Chhablani; Sankeert Gangakhedkar; Virgilio Morales-Cantón; Andres Lisker; Jose Luis Guerrero-Naranjo; Roberto Gallego-Pinazo; Manuel Diaz-Llopis; Maria H Berrocal; Andres Lasave; Nelson A Sabrosa; Ezequiel Rosendi; Juan Manuel Cubero-Parra; Arturo Alezzandrini; J Fernando Arevalo; Nathaly Huaman; Lihteh Wu Journal: Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol Date: 2020-05-14 Impact factor: 3.117