Pneumatic retinopexy in 50 patients.
Pneumatic retinopexy was introduced in our clinic in 1986. This paper reports the results from the first 50 cases. Detachments with multiple breaks within 3 clock hours and proliferative vitreoretinopathy up to grade C1 were included. This technique compares favorably to buckling procedures in selected cases. The primary success rate was 83%, and the overall success rate was 90% (pneumatic retinopexy +/- scleral buckling +/- vitrectomy).
Department of Opthalmology, University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden.
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D003452:Cryosurgery / Q000379:methods*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000601:surgery*; D012591:Scleral Buckling / Q000379:methods; D014821:Vitrectomy