Scleral reinforcement for severe myopia: case report demonstrating long-term viability of scleral implant.
A case is reported of a patient who had a scleral reinforcement ten years prior to the development of a retinal detachment. Surgical exploration showed the previously implanted scleral strip to be intact and providing continued reinforcement to the myopic sclera.
D000328:Adult; D002386:Cataract / Q000150:complications; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009216:Myopia / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000150:complications; D012590:Sclera / Q000637:transplantation*; D012591:Scleral Buckling / Q000379:methods; D012828:Silicones
D012828:Silicones