Retinal Reattachment Surgery. Your eye doctor may put drops in your eye to prevent infection and keep the pupil from opening wide or closing. You have had surgery to fix a retinal detachment.
During scleral buckle surgery your doctor will put a tiny flexible band around the white part of your eye. Your doctor may also have fixed a tear in your retina. You have had surgery to fix a retinal detachment.
It is typically performed the under local anesthesia so that you are awake and comfortable during the procedure and have minimal complications from anesthesia postoperatively.
The band pushes gently on the sides of your eye and moves them inward toward your retina which helps your retina reattach. The band pushes gently on the sides of your eye and moves them inward toward your retina which helps your retina reattach. You have had surgery to fix a retinal detachment. Retinal reattachment surgery usually takes one two hours to perform.
