WAIKOLOA, Hawaii — Recurrent retinal detachment with proliferative vitreoretinopathy can be effectively managed by vitrectomy, membrane peeling, retinectomy, laser and silicone oil, with the oil then removed 3 to 4 months later.
At Retina 2022, Carl D. Regillo, MD, FACS, gave pearls on how to deal with these complicated cases and achieve a high rate of success.
“No scleral buckle is needed with recurrent RD associated with significant PVR if you know that you’re going to be doing retinectomy and silicone oil tamponade,” he said.
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