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What is your surgical approach for optic disc pit retinal detachments if laser treatment is unsuccessful?

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Ophthalmology · USC Roski Eye Institute
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Vitrectomy with ILM peeling, creation of a pedunculated ILM flap that I attempt to insert into the pit to serve as a plug, peripapillary laser barricade, gas tamponade, and face-down positioning. If that fails, I will also consider using tissue glue to try to plug the pit further along with repeatin...

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Ophthalmology · University of Arkansas for Medical Science
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Topical dorzolamide is worth trying before surgical intervention.

If a pedunculated ILM flap is unsuccessful in surgery, an amniotic membrane graft to cover the ON pit is another option.

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