Scleral buckling is a surgical procedure used to repair a retinal detachment. Learn more about when you need it, how to prepare for the surgery, and the long-term outlook.

Scleral buckling is where surgeons attach small pieces of silicone, called buckles, to a person’s sclera. Scleral buckling procedures are complex, and there are many different ways to carry out ...

Scleral buckling is a surgical procedure used to repair a retinal detachment. The scleral, or the white of the eye, is the outer supporting layer of the eyeball. In this surgery, ...

Scleral buckling versus primary vitrectomy in rhegmatogenous retinal detachment study (SPR study): multiple-event analysis of risk factors for reoperations. SPR Study report no. 4.

Dr. Michael Kapusta, MD, FRSCS, Ophthalmologist, talks about retinal detachment and scleral buckle repair as a treatment. VideoElephant - Video Posted: April 9, 2025 | Last updated: April 9, 2025 ...

For many years, it is not fully understood how non-drainage scleral buckling surgery brings about spontaneous reattachment of the detached retina when retinal breaks remain open at the end of surgery.

To evaluate the outcome of scleral buckling surgery in patients with rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) with subretinal proliferation. In this retrospective study, a chart review of all ...

Purpose: To report on the usefulness of combined Baerveldt glaucoma implantation (BGI) and scleral buckling surgery for patients with glaucoma requiring a scleral buckle for retinal detachment ...

We retrospectively evaluated the outcome of simultaneous scleral buckle and BGI surgery for patients with glaucoma requiring a scleral buckle for retinal detachment repair over a 10-year period ...