Abstract:

Objective To investigate the therapeutic effects of scleral buckling operation on longstanding rhegmatogenous retinal detachment. Design Retrospective case series. Participants Sixteen patients (16 eyes) with proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) C3 (9 eyes) and D1 (7 eyes) who had undergone scleral buckling operation in Tongren Hospital from March 2013 to May 2014. Methods The clinical data, therapeutic methods, visual acuity and retinal reattachment of the 16 patients (16 eyes) were retrospective analyzed. Main Outcome Measures Classification of PVR, visual acuity, reattachment of retina. Results 15 eyes (93.8%) had one-off successful reattachment. Visual acuity of all the 16 eyes was improved during the follow-up duration, in which the visual acuity was improved 2 lines in six eyes. Conclusion Scleral buckling operation can be used to treat some longstanding rhegmatogenous retinal detachment with PVR C3 and D1.

Key words: retinal detachment/surgery, proliferative vitreoretinopathy, scleral buckling