Radial Retinotomies with Endodiathermy for Severe Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy: Short-Term Results

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Schematic drawings of traditional relaxing retinectomy and radial retinotomies with endodiathermy. ((a), (b)) The relaxing retinectomy should extend into the normal retina on each end of the contractive area, resulting in a large area of defective retina and exposed RPE. (c) A series of retinotomies are created via endodiathermy in a radial pattern to relax the stiffened and foreshortened retina. All of the retinotomies are limited to the detached retina. (d) These individual round retinal incisions elongate in an oval fashion during the water-air exchange. In turn, this elongation enables the foreshortened retina to stretch and recover the RPE.

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