The drainage of subretinal fluid.
Drainage of subretinal fluid was performed in 84% of a consecutive series of 662 scleral buckling procedures. Complications of drainage occurred in 5.6% of cases, and the ultimate anatomical success rate in the series was 94.2%. Ninety-seven percent of failures were due to massive PVR, but this process was not associated with complications of surgery. Although drainage of subretinal fluid is a potentially hazardous maneuver, complications of this procedure are an uncommon cause of anatomical failure in retinal detachment surgery.
D001035:Aphakia / Q000150:complications; D004322:Drainage / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D012160:Retina; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000150:complications; D012591:Scleral Buckling / Q000379:methods*; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014822:Vitreous Body