[Retinal detachment. The scleral buckling technique].
Eighty-four eyes from 83 patients who in 1992 had undergone scleral buckling surgery for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment were included in a retrospective study. Two year follow-up was obtained for 72 eyes. At the end of follow-up 93% of the eyes had complete anatomical success. A visual acuity of 0.5 or more was obtained for 45% of the eyes at the end of follow-up. Sixty-three patients stated that the advantages of the operation outweighed the disadvantages.
de la Cour
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H:S Rigshospitalet, København.
Nielsen
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Scherfig
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000601:surgery*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012591:Scleral Buckling / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D014792:Visual Acuity