A scleral buckle is a type of operation...sometimes used to treat a retinal detachment.A piece of silicone plastic is used to encircle the eye...and to push (or "buckle") the wall of the eye (or "sclera") inward...the fluid which collected underneath the retina (causing the retinal detachment) is drained...and the tear is sealed...either with freezing treatment ("cryotherapy") or with laser.
The success rate of such surgery is typically over 95%
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