Avoiding iatrogenic retinal breaks important in traction retinal detachment surgery

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Avoiding retinal breaks is important when treating tabletop traction retinal detachment cases, according to a speaker here.
“You have to do everything you can to not make iatrogenic retinal breaks. You have to still have scissors in your wheelhouse. You have to learn how to use scissors and maintain that skillset for these tabletop traction retinal detachment cases,” Steve Charles, MD, said at the Retina World Congress. “If you try to do it all with the cutter, you’re going to make retinal breaks.”
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