Scleral Buckling with Chandelier Illumination.
Scleral buckling is a highly successful technique for the repair of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment that requires intra-operative examination of the retina and treatment of retinal breaks via indirect ophthalmoscopy. Data suggest that scleral buckling likely results in improved outcomes for many patients but is declining in popularity, perhaps because of significant advances in vitrectomy instrumentation and visualization systems. Emerging data suggest that chandelier-assisted scleral buckling is safe and has many potential advantages over traditional buckling techniques. By combining traditional scleral buckling with contemporary vitreoretinal visualization techniques, chandelier-assistance may increase the popularity of scleral buckling to treat primary rhegmatogenous retinal detachment for surgeons of the next generation, maintaining buckling as an option for appropriate patients in the future.
Duke University Eye Center, Durham, NC, USA.
Michael I
MI
Seider
Duke University Eye Center, Durham, NC, USA.
Riikka E K
RE
Nomides
Duke University Eye Center, Durham, NC, USA.
Paul
P
Hahn
Duke University Eye Center, Durham, NC, USA.
Prithvi
P
Mruthyunjaya
Duke University Eye Center, Durham, NC, USA.
Tamer H
TH
Mahmoud
Chandelier; Chandelier-Assisted Scleral Buckle; Chandelier-Buckle; Endoilluminator-Assisted Scleral Buckle; Scleral Buckle; Scleral Buckling