How to Treat Accidental Orbital Fat Extrusion During Scleral Buckling

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During a conventional scleral buckling procedure, Irving Carral Santander, MD; Linda A. Cernichiaro E, MD; Isabel Sanchez Vargas, MD; and Virgilio Morales-Canton, MD, observe an accidental orbital fat herniation through a tendon defect that may have been created during peritomy. The authors describe how they removed the herniation and control bleeding.

Posted: 12/09/2016

Keywords:

Retina

Scleral buckle

How to Treat Accidental Orbital Fat Extrusion During Scleral Buckling

During a conventional scleral buckling procedure, Irving Carral Santander, MD; Linda A. Cernichiaro E, MD; Isabel Sanchez Vargas, MD; and Virgilio Morales-Canton, MD, observe an accidental orbital fat herniation through a tendon defect that may have been created during peritomy. The authors describe how they removed the herniation and control bleeding.

Posted: 12/09/2016

Keywords:

Retina

Scleral buckle

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