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Scleral buckling for primary rhegmatogenous retinal detachment using noncontact wide-angle viewing system with a cannula-based 25 G chandelier endoilluminator
Authors Imai H, Tagami M, Azumi A
Received 28 June 2015
Accepted for publication 22 August 2015
Published 11 November 2015 Volume 2015:9 Pages 2103—2107
DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/OPTH.S91339
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Peer reviewers approved by Dr Yang Liu
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Editor who approved publication: Dr Scott Fraser
Hisanori Imai,1,2 Mizuki Tagami,1 Atsushi Azumi1,2
1Department of Ophthalmology, Kobe Kaisei Hospital, 2Division of Ophthalmology, Department of Organ Therapeutics, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
Purpose: The aim of this study is to report the result of scleral buckling (SB) using a combination of a noncontact wide-angle viewing system and a cannula-based 25 G chandelier endoilluminator.
Methods: Retrospective analyses of the medical records of 79 eyes of 79 patients with primary uncomplicated rhegmatogenous retinal detachments who had underwent SB using a combination of a noncontact wide-angle viewing system and a chandelier endoilluminator were performed.
Results: There were 50 men and 29 women. The mean ± standard deviation age was 43.7±16.0 years. Their preoperative best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was 0.31±0.65 logMAR units. The final BCVA was 0.10±0.31 logMAR units, which was significantly better than the preoperative BCVA (P<0.01). The initial and final anatomical success rates were 92.4% and 100%, respectively. Backward logistic multiple regression analysis revealed no relationship between explanatory variables and the primary anatomic success (P=0.104).
Conclusion: SB using a combination of a noncontact wide-angle viewing system and a chandelier endoilluminator is a modified new technique and may be a valid option for the management of rhegmatogenous retinal detachments.
Keywords: scleral buckling, wide-angle viewing system, chandelier endoilluminator, retinal detachment
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