Primary Retinal Detachment

Table 6.3. Final attachment after minimal segmental buckling (sponges or balloons) without drainage and
reoperation of 1,462 primary retinal detachments during 2-year follow-up
Series Detach- Preoperative Primary Reopera- Final Cause of final failure
ment proliferative attach- tion attachvitreoretino-
ment ment Proliferative Missed Choroidal
pathy C1–C2 vitreoretino- break
pathy C1–C2
First 752 5 672 60 732 14 4 3
[21, 39]
Second 107 16 99 5 104 4 3 –
[26, 40]
Third 35 6 35 – 35 – – –
[41]
Fourth 68 11 65 3 60 8 – –
[42]
Fifth 500 5 454 39 493 2 5 1
[37] a
Total 1,462 43 1,325 107 1,424 28 12 4
(2.9%) (91%) (7.3%) (97.4%) (1.9%) (0.8%) (0.3%)
a Treated with balloon
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6 Minimal Segmental Buckling With Sponges and Balloons