Study suggests scleral buckle to treat phakic patients with uncomplicated retinal detachment

TORONTO — In cases of uncomplicated retinal detachment, scleral buckle may be a good treatment option for phakic eyes, while the surgeon must balance the benefits of vitrectomy and scleral buckle for pseudophakic eyes, according to a study presented here.“There is no consensus about the best treatment option,” Ron Adelman, MD, MPH, told colleagues at the American Society of Retina Specialists meeting. However, the European Vitreo-Retinal Society (EVRS) Retinal Detachment Study is the largest published study that sets out to answer that question, he said. Of 7,678 cases of retinal detachment included in the EVRS study, 4,179 cases were uncomplicated. Primary procedures were performed by 176 surgeons from 48 countries.