Anterior Scleral Buckling Procedure for Cyclodialysis Cleft With Chronic Hypotony

Abstract

Ophthalmic Surgery, Lasers and Imaging Retina | Cyclodialysis clefts occur when the attachment of the ciliary body to the scleral spur is disrupted. The mechanism is usually traumatic or iatrogenic after phacoemulsification or other intraocular manipulation. Treatment becomes necessary when hypotony occurs, with maculopathy being the most visually significant sequela. A patient who failed conventional treatment for hypotony and