Impact of Air Injection on Subretinal Fluid Following Successful Scleral Buckling Surgery for Macular-involving Retinal Detachment

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Journal Sci Rep

Specialty Science

Date 2021 Apr 28

PMID 33907280

Authors

Fen Tang

Fan Xu

Ning Su

Lingjuan Liu

Li Jiang

Ningning Tang

Xin Zhao

Ling Cui

Siming Zeng

Zhaoguang Lai

Min Li

Haibin Zhong

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Abstract

Air injection is an accessory technique during scleral buckling (SB). Subclinical subretinal fluid (SRF) may presence and persistent after SB. The impact of air injection on SRF is unclear. In the study, we retrospectively enrolled 51 patients with macular-involving RD who had undergone successful SB. They were categorized into Group A (SB without air injection) and Group B (SB with air injection). First, we found that although group B seem to be severer than group A before surgery, Kaplan-Meier graph showed that SRF absorbed more rapidly in group B after surgery, and the incidence of SRF in group B was much lower during the whole follow-up period. Moreover, the cases with superior breaks had the lowest incidence. Second, during the follow-up period, there was no significant difference about postoperative complication between two groups. Lastly, risk factors for persistent SRF were investigated with binary logistic regression, and no risk factor was found. In conclusion, air injection during the SB might accelerate SRF absorption and reduce the incidence of persistent SRF, especially for the longstanding macular-off RD with superior breaks.

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