Techniques of Scleral Buckling George A. Williams Thomas M. Aaberg Jr. Scleral buckling is an effective surgical technique for the repair of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment. The scleral indentation achieved with…

Vitrectomy Frank J. Mccabe Carl D. Regillo William E. Benson In 1968, Kasner introduced the “open-sky” technique for removal of formed vitreous. This technique required a large limbal incision, lensectomy,…

Endophthalmitis: Categories, Management and Prevention Ingrid U. Scott MD, MPH Harry W. Flynn Jr. MD Dennis P. Han MD Endophthalmitis is defined by marked inflammation of intraocular fluids and tissues….

Surgical Management of Neovascular and Exudative Macular Choroidal Disease Allen Chiang Matthew A. Thomas James F. Vander Exudative maculopathy arising from choroidal neovascularization (CNV) secondary to exudative age-related macular degeneration…

Vitreous Surgery in Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy J. Michael Jumper Andrew N. Antoszyk Brooks W. McCuen II The surgical management of retinal detachments complicated by severe proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) has absorbed physicians’…

Macular Holes and Epiretinal Macular Membranes Alan R. Margherio Paul V. Raphaelian MACULAR HOLES Macular holes were considered rare, however, recent data have shown that macular holes are a common…

Retained Lens Material Robert C. Wang Dwain G. Fuller William L. Hutton The loss of lens material using extracapsular techniques has become less frequent with modern methods. Phacoemulsifcation with multiple…

Photodynamic Therapy Brandon G. Busbee Caroline R. Baumal While the technique of photodynamic therapy (PDT) was recently approved for treatment of specific types of exudative maculopathy, it is not a…

Laser and Cryotherapy Treatment for Retinal Tears Magdalena F. Shuler William Tasman Retinal tears are commonly treated with either laser photocoagulation or cryotherapy. The goal of treatment is to form…

Surgical Anatomy of Vitreous and the Vitreoretinal Interface J. Sebag Historical Perspective According to Duke-Elder,1 the first descriptions of vitreous structure proposed that vitreous is composed of “loose and delicate…