A scleral buckle is one of several ophthalmologic procedures that can be used to repair a retinal detachment. Retinal detachments are usually caused by...

so that the detachment does not spread.[citation needed] Scleral buckle surgery Scleral buckle surgery is an established treatment in which the eye surgeon...

silicone, and to increase the efficacy of other surgical steps such as scleral buckle. The development of new instruments and surgical strategies through...

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...

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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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....

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...

treatment methods for fixing a retinal detachment: pneumatic retinopexy, scleral buckle, cryotherapy, laser photocoagulation and pars plana vitrectomy. Both...

outcome. Where the disease has progressed further, techniques such as scleral buckling and vitrectomy surgery may assist in re-attaching the retina. Repeated...