Retinotomy.
Retinotomy, performed during vitreous surgery, can be helpful in complicated cases of retinal detachment. The incisions are made with right-angled scissors in the peripheral retina. I have used this technique successfully in the treatment of a 21-year-old man who had a large retinal break with a shrunken edge, a 13-year-old boy with severe myopia and taut subretinal strands, and a 20-year-old man with an incarcerated retina.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003972:Diathermy; D005131:Eye Injuries; D006801:Humans; D007906:Lens Subluxation / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D009216:Myopia / Q000150:complications; D012160:Retina / Q000601:surgery*; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D012591:Scleral Buckling; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D014822:Vitreous Body / Q000601:surgery*