A New Sutureless Illuminated Macular Buckle Designed for Myopic Macular Hole Retinal Detachment

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(a–f) Macular buckle assembled from a 5 mm wide sponge and a 7 mm wide silicone tire. A 9 mm segment from the tire was cut; a 6 mm segment from the sponge was split into two halves. (g, h) Both were sutured together so that the convex part is made facing the sclera. (i, j) Before starting the operation, a track is prepared for a fibre-optic light in which a disposable 25 g chandelier was inserted in the indenting head.

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