title: Sutureless scleral buckle in the management of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the anatomical and functional outcomes of sutureless scleral buckling for the repair of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RD).
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective interventional case series.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective analysis of 50 eyes of 49 patients with rhegmatogenous RD, who underwent sutureless scleral buckling from January 2009 to March 2013.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Primary retinal re-attachment rate of 86% was achieved with single surgery, but final anatomical success was 94% with additional interventions in the form of intravitreal gas, buckle revision, and/or pars plana vitrectomy. Best corrected logarithm of minimum angle of resolution visual acuity improved from 1.44 ± 1.01 preoperatively to 0.50 ± 0.40 at a mean follow-up of 6.7 months.XS Conclusion: Sutureless scleral buckling achieves excellent anatomical and functional success in majority of the patients with rhegmatogenous RD.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vitreoretinal Services and Ocular Oncology, Sankara Eye Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: P Mahesh
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Shanmugam
authors.forename: Tajinder Pal
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Rajesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ramanjulu
authors.forename: Gladys
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rodrigues
authors.forename: Srinivasulu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Reddy
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D017075:Laser Coagulation / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012591:Scleral Buckling / Q000379:methods*; D013536:Suture Techniques; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014792:Visual Acuity