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Scleral buckle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A scleral buckle is one of several ophthalmologic procedures that can be used to repair a retinal detachment. Retinal detachments are usually caused by retinal tears, and a scleral buckle can be use...
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This is a discussion on MedHelp about Post Scleral Buckle Surgery Condition. Community members of MedHelp provide help, support, guidance and discussion around the topic of Post Scleral Buckle Surgery Condition ... I just had a scleral buckle surgery for my right eye (with a retinal hole and detachment) about 2~3 weeks ago.
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Re: Scleral Buckle Surgery; Posted by horses on 01/10/2007 ; All I can say is I will pray for you, I have had 2 detached retina surgeries in the past 3 months and now they tell me the scar tissur is pulling the retina away again!!
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A scleral buckle is the traditional surgical procedure used in repairing a detached retina. A detached retina occurs when a portion of the retina inside the back of the eye comes loose from the underlying epithelium.
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Scleral Buckle Surgery ... (For a definition of Scleral Buckle and links to further information, see the MD Support Glossary.) ... My scleral [buckle] transplant was a strip of sclera from an eye bank, and attached next to my cornea. Then the eye is turned and the strip is wrapped around the equator of the eye,
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