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Scleral buckle

Retinal detachment is a major cause of vision loss in adults. The usual treatment is the scleral buckle, which is a silicone band sewn to the outside of the eye that compresses the wall of the eye inward to close the holes in the retina. Sterically stabilized 4-10 nm magnetic particles in a poly(di-methylsiloxane) biocompatible fluid can be held in place with an external magnetized scleral buckle, thus providing a stable internal blockage that... [Pg.481]

Postoperative patients who are found to have symptomatic tears or frank retinal detachment should be referred immediately to a vitreoretinal surgeon for treatment. Repair of a rhegmatogenous retinal detachment involves locating retinal breaks, draining subretinal fluid, and sealing the breaks with cryotherapy, endolaser, or diathermy in conjunction with application of a scleral buckle or sponge or pneumatic retinopexy. [Pg.616]

Ophthalmic practice has long employed silicone polymers in surgeries utilizing scleral buckles and sponges. [Pg.1224]

Three surgical approaches are used to reattach the retina in the treatment of RRD scleral buckle, pneumatic retinopexy, and vitrectomy. When used singly or in various combinations, these surgeries have been reported to be successful in achieving anatomical reattachment rates of 60-95% following initial operation... [Pg.98]

Eliminate or reduce the need for adjunctive procedures in surgery (such as drainage or pneumatic procedures in scleral buckle surgery). [Pg.108]

Blumenkranz et al. (47) studied the effects of direct 5-FU injection in eyes of 22 consecutive patients undergoing retinal detachment repair for advanced PVR. Eighteen patients had vitrectomy combined with scleral buckle and either air or SF6 gas injection. Three had scleral buckle repair only and one that had previously undergone vitrectomy had fluid-gas exchange alone. [Pg.284]

Heimann H, Bornfeld N, Friedrichs W, et al. Primary vitrectomy without scleral buckling for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment [comment]. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 1996 234 561-568. [Pg.287]

Figure 22. Correction of detached retina by scleral buckling. A silicone elastomer band completely encircles the eye to increase intraoccular pressure. An extra pad of medical grade silicone is often used beneath the band at the point of detachment in order to buckle the sclera inward and place it in contact with the retina. Reattachment may be encouraged by laser beam or diathermy stimulation. Figure 22. Correction of detached retina by scleral buckling. A silicone elastomer band completely encircles the eye to increase intraoccular pressure. An extra pad of medical grade silicone is often used beneath the band at the point of detachment in order to buckle the sclera inward and place it in contact with the retina. Reattachment may be encouraged by laser beam or diathermy stimulation.
Ophthalmic Applications.—There has been little new material here. There is some overlap with information reported under sutures and contained in Section 4. Further examples of the use of hydrogels include reports on cornealand retinal surgery, development of scleral buckling agents, and animal experiments with hydrogel kertoprostheses of different water contents. [Pg.354]


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