Changes After Vitreoretinal Surgery


Fig. 7.1

RRD and scleral buckle


I. Retinal tear before operation


II. Retinal tear after scleral buckle


III. The ridge of the buckle


IV. Laser spots around the tear




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Fig. 7.2

Hole just on the scleral buckle


I. Retinal tear on the posterior edge of scleral buckle


II. Scleral buckle


III. Laser spot around the tear


IV. Vitreous band attached to the valve of retinal tear just on the scleral crest



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Fig. 7.3

Postoperative changes of scleral buckling surgery


I. The ridge of scleral buckle


II. The retinal tear


III. Retinal folds on the buckle


IV. Incomplete reattachment of retina off the buckle



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Fig. 7.4

Retinal fold after scleral buckle


I. Retinal fold cross the ridge after scleral buckle


II. Retinal hole made by vitrectomy tip


III. The ridge of buckle


IV. Retinal degeneration zone



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Fig. 7.5

Retinal slippage after scleral buckle


I. Posterior retinal slippage with a retinal ridge


II. The direction of the retinal vessels change by the ridge



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Fig. 7.6

Local retinal atrophy after cryotherapy combined with scleral buckling for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment


I. The posterior boundary of scleral buckles


II. Pigmentation on the buckles


III. The sclera exposure due to the depigmentation after cryotherapy



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Fig. 7.7

Retinal detachment after scleral buckling surgery


I. The horse-shoe shaped retinal tear, with its inferior margin reattached to the buckle


II. The flap of the horse-shaped retinal hole


III. The area of scleral buckle was encircled by red line


IV. A round retinal hole is discovered to be responsible for the incomplete retinal reattachment


V. Local retinal detachment after surgery (white line)

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Mar 22, 2020 | Posted by in OPHTHALMOLOGY | Comments Off on Changes After Vitreoretinal Surgery

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