Extension of retinal detachments as a complication of pneumatic retinopexy
J. H. Yeo, J. Vidaurri-Leal and B. M. Glaser
Pneumatic retinopexy is a promising new alternative technique to scleral
buckling for the treatment of selected cases of retinal detachment. We
describe two cases, however, in which intravitreal gas injection caused
further extension of the retinal detachment that in one case led to new
macular detachment. This complication of pneumatic retinopexy has not been
reported before, to our knowledge, and it may represent a significant
limitation to the technique.
