Laser scleral buckling method and instruments therefor

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1993-09-22

1995-06-13

Pellegrino, Stephen O.

Surgery

Instruments

Light application

128898, A61B 1736

Patent

active

054238005

ABSTRACT:
A method of retinal re-attachment is provide including the steps of providing an optical fiber probe assembly; providing a laser system coupled to the optical fiber probe assembly for delivering at least one laser light beam to the optical fiber probe; making an incision in the conjunctiva; passing at least a portion of the optical fiber probe assembly through the incision; advancing the portion of the optical fiber probe assembly so as to separate the conjunctival-Tenon and scleral planes; positioning the portion of the optical fiber probe assembly over a retinal break area; and delivering the laser light beam from the laser system through the optical fiber probe assembly to the scleral at the locus of the retinal break area thereby to produce localized scleral shrinkage to buckle the scleral so as to relax the retinal break area. An apparatus is also provided to employ the method.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4299227 (1981-11-01), Lincoff

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