F.R.C.S. Fifth Edition. (Pp. viii+ 174; figs. 44. £1.50). Edinburgh and London: E. & S. Livingstone, 1969. A further edition of this book two years after its predecessor evinces its popularity. The subject is presented in a very acceptable manner and the format of the volume with good print and informative illustrations, many in colour, make it a pleasure to handle and read. The opportunity has...

This technique, which has already been described in detail (Chawla, 1970), was used on two aphakic eyes which had already undergone unsuccessful surgery for retinal detachment and had shown early signs of preretinal retraction. Briefly, a 7 mm. silastic sponge is halved lengthwise to produce a broad shallow implant. Monitored cryopexy is applied to the retinal tears and any suspect areas. Subre...

A series of 95 eyes (93 patients) with retinal breaks, high-risk candidates for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment, were treated prophylactically with argon laser photocoagulation (ALP). Group A comprised 74 eyes with flap symptomatic tears. In 28 of these (subgroup A (1)) the size of the tear was smaller than 1 disc diameter and greater than 1/3 disc diameter. In 46 eyes (subgroup A (2)) the si...

AIMS The long-term results of office-based pneumatic retinopexy (PR) using only filtered air were evaluated in a case series of rhegmatogenous retinal detachments with more than 3 years of follow-up, on average. METHODS 77 cases of primary rhegmatogenous retinal detachments arising from superior tears (mean=1.6 tears) were treated with cryopexy (n=61) or laser (next day, n=16) and intravitrea...

PURPOSE To assess the long-term anatomical and functional results of balloon buckle surgery for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment. PATIENTS AND METHODS Twenty-five selected detachments with a single break or a group of breaks close together were treated with a temporary parabulbar balloon. Adhesion was obtained with transconjunctival cryopexy and argon laser photocoagulation. Retinal detachme...

PURPOSE To assess the accuracy of B-scan ultrasound (U/S) in diagnosing cases of acute fundus obscuring vitreous hemorrhage (FOVH) using a standardized scan protocol and dedicated ophthalmic ultrasonographer. METHODS Consecutive patients presenting with acute FOVH of unknown cause, between January 2013 and December 2014, were prospectively recruited. Patients underwent a scan performed by a d...

purpose: to evaluate the efficacy of sub-tenon block (preemptive analgesia) following general anesthesia and before the beginning of scleral buckling and cryopexy in retinal detachment (rd) surgery on decreasing intra- and post-operative complications. methods: sixty eight patients scheduled for rd surgical repair with asa (american society of anesthesiologists) class і or ii were enrolled in t...

ROP is a significant cause of blindness and an even bigger problem in the under developed world. In the developed world major advances have occurred in the diagnosis, treatment and in research. Most recent developments such as the prospective early treatment for ROP (ETROP) established the importance of proper screening and earlier treatment 1 . The treatment has advanced from cryopexy to almos...

AIM The aim of the paper was to present the efficacy and indications for application of conventional surgical treatment of retinal detachment by using external implants, that is,application of encircling band and buckle. MATERIAL AND METHOD This study comprised patients from the University Eye Clinic in Skopje. A total of 33 patients were diagnosed and surgically treated in the period between...