A rhegmatogenous retinal detachment with a break 19 mm from the limbus in the nasal quadrant was treated with a temporary balloon buckle. This technique was applied to avoid the surgical trauma of vitreous surgery. The operation was successful and the procedure appears to be valid for buckling posterior breaks.
Postsurgical or spontaneous iris cyst is a rare finding. Unfortunately, all treatments are complicated and the results may be disappointing. We report a case of postsurgical iris cyst treated by sector iridectomy with satisfactory recovery of visual acuity.
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