MODIFIED SCLERAL BUCKLING WITH A NON-CONTACT WIDE ANGLE VIEWING SYSTEM AND A 25G CHANDELIER ENDOILLUMINTOR

MODIFIED SCLERAL BUCKLING WITH A NON-CONTACT WIDE ANGLE VIEWING SYSTEM AND A 25G CHANDELIER ENDOILLUMINTOR

Authors

  • Tehmina Jahangir
  • Haroon Tayyab
  • Muhammad Naeem
  • Qasim Lateef
  • Asad Aslam Khan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21649/akemu.v21i4.761

Abstract

Abstract

Purpose:  To evaluate the outcome of scleral buckling surgery using a wide – angle non-contact viewing system and chandelier endoillumination for per-operative fundus visualization in patients with non-complex rhegmatogenous retinal detachments.

Materials and Methods:   This was a prospective, interventional study carried out at the Department of Ophthalmology, Mayo Hospital Lahore over a period of six months. Non-probability convenience sampling technique was employed. Fifteen eyes of fifteen pati-ents underwent modified scleral buckling procedure for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment using a 25G Awh Chandelier (inserted into the sclera through the pars plana) and wide angle viewing system to view the fundus intraoperatively instead of the conventional Indirect Ophthalmoscope.

Results:  The mean age of the patients in this study group was 41.9 ± 12.4 years. Out of fifteen patients, 13 had flat retinas postoperatively. Two patients had to undergo pars plana vitrectomy with silicone oil tamponade due to development of retinal detachment secon-dary to PVR.

Conclusion:  Modified scleral buckling with the con-current use of a chandelier light and wide angle viewing system provides an easier and more convenient means of visualizing the fundus under panoramic viewing conditions intraoperatively.

Key Words:  Wide – angle viewing system. Retinal detachment. Scleral buckling. Endoillumination.

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Published

01/08/2016

How to Cite

Jahangir, T., Tayyab, H., Naeem, M., Lateef, Q., & Khan, A. A. (2016). MODIFIED SCLERAL BUCKLING WITH A NON-CONTACT WIDE ANGLE VIEWING SYSTEM AND A 25G CHANDELIER ENDOILLUMINTOR. Annals of King Edward Medical University, 21(4), 219. https://doi.org/10.21649/akemu.v21i4.761

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Surgery & Allied

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