Similar success rates found for different modalities of retinal detachment repair

PHILADELPHIA — Scleral buckle, pars plana vitrectomy and combined scleral buckle and vitrectomy had similar surgical success rates for retinal detachment in young adults, according to a speaker at Wills Eye Conference.
Louis Cai, MD, and colleagues conducted a multicenter database study including 212 patients between the ages of 20 and 45 years who underwent primary retinal detachment repair using scleral buckle, pars plana vitrectomy or combined scleral buckle and vitrectomy. The patients were followed for at least 6 months. Outcomes observed were single surgery success, overall retina

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