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Laser Treatment in Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment

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Retinal laser is an essential tool in the treatment and prevention of retinal detachment (RD). Laser retinopexy to fuse the retina to the underlying retinal pigment epithelium and choroid by photocoagulation (PC) can prevent progression of retinal breaks to prevent rhegmatogenous RD (RRD), contain and confine smaller and slowly progressive RDs by laser PC demarcation of the advancing edge of the RD to prevent spread and preclude the need for major surgery. It also, serves as an essential tool for sealing retinal breaks during scleral buckling (SB) and/or pars plana vitrectomy (PPV), and can be used to create thermal choroidal perforations to facilitate external drainage of subretinal fluid during RD repair.

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovak Republic

    Jana Stefaničková

  2. Moorfields Eye Hospital UAE, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

    Igor Kozak

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  2. Ventura County Retinal Vitreous Medical Group, Ventura, CA, USA

    Jeffrey K. Luttrull

  3. Vitreoretinal Surgeon and Clinical Lead, Moorfields Eye Hospital, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

    Igor Kozak

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Stefaničková, J., Kozak, I. (2023). Laser Treatment in Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment. In: Grzybowski, A., Luttrull, J.K., Kozak, I. (eds) Retina Lasers in Ophthalmology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-25779-7_9

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