However, cerclage is a more extensive and morbid procedure than segmental buckling. In rhegmatogenous RD with only one break or with multiple but closely spaced breaks, cerclage is not necessary ...

There are two types of RD: rhegmatogenous and nonrhegmatogenous. The distinguishing characteristic is the presence or absence of a full-thickness retinal break (rhegma) (Figure 1). In ...

Aims/Background Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) is a potentially blinding condition. Obtaining an accurate estimate of RRD incidence in the population is essential in understanding the ...

Durga Borkar, MD, sat down with Sydney Crago of Modern Retina to discuss one of her presentations on the first time phase 2 ...

We report for the first time a child with incontinentia pigmenti presenting with acute-onset rhegmatogenous retinal detachment in association with pre-existing tractional retinal detachment. Due to ...

We discuss the case of a 49-year-old soldier with a macula-on rhegmatogenous retinal detachment in Sierra Leone. The case highlights the challenge of accessing visually preserving ophthalmic ...

Retinal detachment is a serious complication of cataract surgery. The reported rate of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) after phacoemulsification and extracapsular cataract extraction ranges ...

He was a Winner of the Besrour Doctoral Thesis Prize in Medicine for the work entitled: Interests of Spectral Domain OCT in the Surgery of Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment; and the Ophthalmology ...