title: A technique for improving corneal clarity during retinal surgery.
abstract: To maintain corneal clarity during scleral buckling operations, the surgeon firmly rolls a dry cotton applicator across the edematous corneal surface, and the epithelial edema fluid is pressed out and absorbed by the applicator. This technique, which may be repeated a number of times, reduces the number of cases that require removal of the epithelium.
mesh_terms: D000042:Absorption; D001826:Body Fluids; D003315:Cornea; D006801:Humans; D012160:Retina / Q000601:surgery*; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000601:surgery; D012591:Scleral Buckling / Q000379:methods*; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation