Ultrasonography-guided scleral buckle retinopexy and cryotherapy: case report
If the ocular media are clear, indirect binocular ophthalmoscopy allows retinal detachment and retinal tear identification and treatment under direct visualization. However, if opacities are present preventing direct fundus examination, ultrasonography becomes the most important tool for evaluating the posterior segment. In addition, ultrasonography can be useful in retinal tear treatment by guiding cryotherapy. In this article we describe a rhegmatogenous retinal detachment treatment technique applied to a patient with corneal opacity. Cryopexy and circumferential and radial buckle positioning were guided by ultrasonography, resulting in retinal attachment during the 6-month follow-up period.
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| Format: | Digital revista |
| Language: | English |
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Conselho Brasileiro de Oftalmologia
2009
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| Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-27492009000200022 |
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