title: Retinal detachment: is reparative surgery always mandatory?
abstract: The author reports 16 cases of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment in which, for a variety of reasons, immediate reparative surgery was not carried out. To date, one-half of these cases have not been operated, and four have been followed for 6 years or longer. No case suffered visual loss because of the delay in surgery, nor has chronic inflammation, glaucoma, or rubeosis been a problem. The clinical characteristics of this group of cases is defined.
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Jarrett
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012030:Refractive Errors / Q000175:diagnosis; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D012591:Scleral Buckling; D014792:Visual Acuity