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Pneumatic retinopexy is a noninvasive, outpatient procedure that can be done in office for the treatment of retinal detachment and tears. There is no need for MAC or general anesthesia, and therefore it is also an ideal treatment for patients unable to tolerate anesthesia. The procedure has a lower risk of infection when compared to PPV, leads to no change in refractive error when compared to scleral buckle, and has faster recovery time when compared to PPV and SB. In addition, it is a lower-cost procedure. Note: phakic patients do better than aphakic patients.
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Mahdavi, P., Tornambe, P.E. (2017). Pneumatic Retinopexy 2. In: Rosenberg, E., Nattis, A., Nattis, R. (eds) Operative Dictations in Ophthalmology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-45495-5_62
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