Transscleral Removal of Subretinal Strand without Vitrectomy: A Case Report

Transscleral Removal of Subretinal Strand without Vitrectomy: A Case Report

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Recurrence of inferior retinal detachment, after vitreoretinal surgery and silicone oil tamponade, along with a subretinal strand, presents a challenge for surgeons.Vitrectomy and retinotomy are the usual treatment in such cases.Here, we present a new transscleral method for addressing this problem.A 13-year-old boy with recurrent retinal detachment Career Development of Academic Staff in Faculties of Dentistry by Means of Mentorship Programs: Protocol for a Scoping Review after silicone oil tamponade underwent scleral buckling surgery and had a transscleral subretinal strand removed without retinotomy.The retina reattached, and silicone oil was removed 3 months later.

The best-corrected visual acuity was 0.4 in decimal vision at 1 year after silicone oil removal.Scleral buckling surgery combined with subretinal strand removal may be used as Redéfinition des récits urbains : analyse de deux déplacements du centre politique de Macapá (1944 et 1967) an alternative to retinotomy, especially for patients with an inferior retinal detachment and local subretinal strand formation.