Surgical Results of Segmental Scleral Buckling in Pseudophakic Retinal Detachments.
- Author:
Chan Soo PARK
1
;
Su Jung SONG
;
Young Hoon PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea. eye-su@yumail.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Pseudophakia;
Retinal detachment;
Segmental scleral buckling
- MeSH:
Capsules;
Humans;
Male;
Prolapse;
Pseudophakia;
Retinal Detachment*;
Retinal Perforations;
Retinaldehyde*;
Retrospective Studies;
Rupture;
Scleral Buckling*;
Vitreoretinopathy, Proliferative
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
2004;45(4):570-575
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: To evaluate the surgical results of segmental scleral buckling procedures in pseudophakic retinal detachments. METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed the surgical results of 35 patients (35 eyes) undergoing only segmental scleral buckling procedures in pseudophakic retinal detachments, who had been postoperatively followed up 6 months or longer. RESULTS: The average age of patients was 58.4 +/- 14.8 and twenty-five of the 35 patients were male. Posterior capsule was ruptured in 14 eyes, and among the 14, 5 eyes had vitreous prolapse. The primary success rate of segmental scleral buckling procedures was 100% (21/21 eyes) in intact posterior capsules, and 64.3% (9/14 eyes) in ruptured posterior capsules. The causes of failure were proliferative vitreoretinopathy (2 eyes) and failure to close the retinal breaks (3 eyes). CONCLUSIONS: We suggest that segmental scleral buckling procedure may be an effective method for the management of retinal detachments in pseudophakia if without posterior capsule ruptures.
