What Is Retinal Detachment?
10. Retinal Detachment
Potential treatments for a retinal detachment include a vitrectomy. In this procedure, the vitreous fluid is removed from the eye. It is then replaced with another substance that will fill the eye, causing the retina to be pushed back against the eye wall. Scleral buckling is another potential treatment.
Scleral buckling involves causing an indent in the eye, pushing the eye wall closer to the retina. There is also pneumatic retinopexy, and this involves injecting gas or air into the patient’s eye. This will help to push the area back against the eye wall. Cryopexy is also often used in conjunction with this procedure.
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