Vitrectomy for Retinal Detachment | Retina Specialist, Fairfax, Va.

This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series Retinal Detachment

 

A Vitrectomy Can Fix a Retinal Detachment

A Vitrectomy to Repair Retinal Detachment

Repairing a retinal detachment with vitrectomy has become more popular.  Vitrectomy can be viewed as fixing a retinal detachment from the inside of the eye whereas a scleral buckle fixes the retinal detachment from the outside.

Modern vitrectomy is comparable to cataract surgery in terms of safety.  For many retina surgeons, this eye operati (Read more...)