Alternative Names
Scleral buckling; Vitrectomy; Pneumatic retinopexy; Laser retinopexy
Definition of Retinal detachment repair
Retinal detachment repair is eye surgery to place a detached retina back into its normal position.
Review
David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; and Franklin W. Lusby, MD, Ophthalmologist, Lusby Vision Institute, La Jolla, California. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc. – 8/12/2010
