Modified Posterior Scleral Reinforcement as a Treatment for High Myopia in Children and Its Therapeutic Effect

Figure 2

Position of the scleral buckle. (a) Temporal side of the eyeball. Half of the buckle was placed underneath the inferior oblique, while the other half was placed beneath the lateral rectus. (b) Back side of the eyeball. The representative picture showed relationship among the positions of the inferior oblique, lateral rectus, macula, and scleral buckle. The distance of the half-round scleral buckles was approximately 3 mm without compressing the optic nerve.

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