Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment with Posteriorly Located Break Treated with Temporary Buckle. A Case Report

Ferrara, Vincenzo; Marcoli, F.; Misan, D.; Ghisolfi, A.

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“…For example II'nitskii (13) used double and sectorial balloon buckling, in combination with drainage of subretinal fluid. Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment with posterior breaks was treated with temporary buckles by Ferrara (14). Lincoff and Kreissig (10) used a parabulbar balloon over failing scleral buckles to reinforce the buckle.…”

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Lincoff Temporary Balloon Buckle in Retinal Detachment Surgery

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Birinci

Havuz

et al. 2001

European Journal of Ophthalmology

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Purpose To assess the long-term anatomical and functional results of balloon buckle surgery for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment. Patients and Methods Twenty-five selected detachments with a single break or a group of breaks close together were treated with a temporary parabulbar balloon. Adhesion was obtained with transconjunctival cryopexy and argon laser photocoagulation. Retinal detachment was associated with the following risk factors: myopia (15 eyes), aphakia (2 eyes), blunt trauma (1 eye). Twenty-three eyes had a detached macula. The balloon was withdrawn after one week. The patients were kept under observation for at least six months (mean 44.7 months). Results Initial retinal attachment was achieved in 29 eyes. After the balloon was removed redetachment occurred in two eyes; thus, complete attachment was attained in 27 eyes. Causes of failure were: undetected break (2 eyes), inadequate buckle (4 eyes), proliferative vitreoretinopathy (2 eyes). Conventional scleral buckling and subretinal fluid drainage was done in all failed cases. Vitrectomy and silicone oil were employed in one patient, and finally retinal attachment was achieved in all patients. Conclusions Temporary balloon buckling is a simple and curative technique for a selected group of patients with retinal detachments.

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