J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.  2004 Apr;45(4):570-575.

Surgical Results of Segmental Scleral Buckling in Pseudophakic Retinal Detachments

• Park CS
• Song SJ
• Park YH

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.

Keyword

Pseudophakia; Retinal detachment; Segmental scleral buckling

MeSH Terms

Capsules
Humans
Male
Prolapse
Pseudophakia
Retinal Detachment*
Retinal Perforations
Retinaldehyde*
Retrospective Studies
Rupture
Scleral Buckling*
Vitreoretinopathy, Proliferative
Capsules
Retinaldehyde