To repair actual retinal detachments, fluid must be drained from under the retina to minimise the space between it and the eye wall. Liquid silicone: Injected to replace the vitreous fluid to maintain the normal shape of the eye and hold the retina and eye wall in alignment. Most retinal tears need to be treated with laser surgery or cryotherapy (freezing), which seals the retina to the back wall of the eye.Eventually the air, gas or liquid will be absorbed, and the vitreous space will refill with body fluid. Air, gas or silicone oil is then injected into the vitreous space to help flatten the retina. We use the most advanced surgical equipment and techniques.
Vitrectomy (draining and replacing the fluid in the eye): Doctors remove the vitreous along with any tissue that is tugging on the retina. Your retinal detachment surgery will likely involve a scleral buckling and/or vitrectomy procedure.The procedure indents the wall of the eye and relieves some of the force caused by the vitreous tugging on the retina. Scleral buckling (indenting the surface of your eye): Doctors will sew (suturing) a piece of silicone material to the white of your eye (sclera) over the affected area.Patients may need to hold their head in a certain position for up to several days to keep the bubble in the proper position. A retina specialist will check for retinal tears by placing drops in your eyes to dilate the pupil. The bubble pushes the area of the retina containing the hole or holes against the wall of the eye, stopping flow of fluid into the space behind the retina. Pneumatic retinopexy (injecting air or gas into the eye): Doctor injects a bubble of air or gas into the centre part of the eye.
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