Retinal detachment surgery without cryotherapy.
The authors have performed 43 retinal detachment operations omitting the use of cryotherapy or any other type of retinal adhesion. Only a full thickness buckling procedure has been performed with drainage of subretinal fluid in some cases. The cases were carefully selected and the follow-up period has been from 1 to 3 1/2 years. Redetachment has not occurred if the original hole was free of traction (round holes) but has so far occurred in 3 cases where traction was present.
D003452:Cryosurgery / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000601:surgery*; D012591:Scleral Buckling; D013997:Time Factors