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Case Reports
. 1981 Dec;92(6):768-74.
doi: 10.1016/s0002-9394(14)75627-2.

Retinotomy

R Machemer
Case Reports

Retinotomy

R Machemer. Am J Ophthalmol. 1981 Dec.

Abstract

Retinotomy, performed during vitreous surgery, can be helpful in complicated cases of retinal detachment. The incisions are made with right-angled scissors in the peripheral retina. I have used this technique successfully in the treatment of a 21-year-old man who had a large retinal break with a shrunken edge, a 13-year-old boy with severe myopia and taut subretinal strands, and a 20-year-old man with an incarcerated retina.

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