A scleral buckle is one of several ophthalmologic procedures that can be used to repair a retinal detachment. Retinal detachments are usually caused by...
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so that the detachment does not spread.[citation needed] Scleral buckle surgery Scleral buckle surgery is an established treatment in which the eye surgeon...
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silicone, and to increase the efficacy of other surgical steps such as scleral buckle. The development of new instruments and surgical strategies through...
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treatment at an earlier stage of the disease gives better results. Scleral buckling and/or vitrectomy surgery may be considered for severe ROP (stages 4...
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a very hot, pointed instrument. A scleral buckle is used in the repair of a retinal detachment to indent or "buckle" the sclera inward, usually by sewing...
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P, Sharma T, Rishi E, Chaudhary S (January–April 2009). "Combined scleral buckling and phacoemulsification". Oman J Ophthalmol. 2 (1): 15–8. doi:10.4103/0974-620X...
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response (miosis), is the narrowing of the pupil, which may be caused by scleral buckles or drugs such as opiates/opioids or anti-hypertension medications....
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lens is removed from the eye through a self-sealing scleral tunnel wound. A well-constructed scleral tunnel is held closed by internal pressure, is watertight...
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treatment methods for fixing a retinal detachment: pneumatic retinopexy, scleral buckle, cryotherapy, laser photocoagulation and pars plana vitrectomy. Both...
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outcome. Where the disease has progressed further, techniques such as scleral buckling and vitrectomy surgery may assist in re-attaching the retina. Repeated...
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