title: D-ACE surgical sequence for selected bullous retinal detachments.
abstract: Forty-five out of 50 selected retinal detachments were successfully reattached by the D-ACE surgical sequence, that is, initial drainage of subretinal fluid followed by air injection into the vitreous, transcleral cryopexy, and definitive scleral buckling. The D-ACE sequence is recommended for difficult bullous detachments as a simple, safe, and effective alternative to non-drainage techniques.
mesh_terms: D000388:Air; D003452:Cryosurgery; D004322:Drainage; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D012086:Reoperation; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000601:surgery*; D012591:Scleral Buckling; D014822:Vitreous Body