A scleral buckle is one of several ophthalmologic procedures that can be used to repair a retinal detachment. Retinal detachments are usually caused by retinal tears, and a scleral buckle can be used to close the retinal break, both for acute and chronic retinal detachments.
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A scleral buckle is one of several ophthalmologic procedures that can be used to repair a retinal detachment.
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