The seasonality of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment was investigated in 363 consecutive patients over the period 1974–1983 and compared to meteorological parameter variations over the same period. A highly significant correlation between rhegmatogenous retinal detachment incidence and light flux values was found. Light is suggested to act as a precipitating factor for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment in a damaged retina. The possible mechanisms by which the light could be responsible for retinal detachment occurrence are discussed.
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.
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