Conventional Detachment Surgery in Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment; Indications and Administration

Conventional surgery with a lower complication rate is recommended in cases of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment. Conventional retinal detachment surgery is still an appropriate technique for the treatment of most of the cases with rhegmatogenous retinal detachment even today. The main steps of the conventional retinal detachment surgeries are cryopexy, scleral buckling, encircling and removal of subretinal fluid. Successful results have been reported in this surgical method in uncomplicated cases. This review mentions about the conventional detachment surgery in the main aspects.