Removal of scleral buckle: indications, long-term outcomes and comparison with the literature
Eunice Linh You, Sihame Doukkali, Mélanie Hébert, Mohammadhossein Ghasempourabadi, Kelvin You, David Jin, Serge Bourgault, Mathieu Caissie, Éric Tourville, Ali Dirani · 2026
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Eunice Linh You and co-authors reviewed in 2026 fifteen years of cases at a Quebec hospital where a retinal repair band had to be taken back out. Of nearly twenty-four hundred eyes fitted with a scleral buckle for detached retina, only thirty-five, about one and a half percent, needed removal. Records traced why, when, and what followed.
Infection and pain led the reasons, together covering two-thirds. Infected bands came out fast, at a median of about two months, while other causes waited a year. Eleven percent of eyes redetached after removal, mostly when the band came out within the first month. Vision at last follow-up nonetheless improved on average. The authors urge close watching in the first months after removal.
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| CREATOR | Eunice Linh You, Sihame Doukkali, Mélanie Hébert, Mohammadhossein Ghasempourabadi, Kelvin You, David Jin, Serge Bourgault, Mathieu Caissie, Éric Tourville, Ali Dirani |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 37 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |