Subconjunctival Injection of Viscoelastic Material for Leaking Sclerotomy in Transconjunctival Sutureless Vitrectomy

Figure 1

Schematic showing the mechanism of subconjunctival viscoelastic material injection. Flattening of the globe and conjunctival slippage occurred, and there was slight displacement of entry site between the conjunctiva and sclera. Subconjunctival injection of viscoelastic material had a transient tamponade effect on the sclerotomy site following pressing of the sclera beneath the conjunctiva.