Further Experience With Sutureless Scleral Buckling Materials

Long-Term Stability of Circumferential Silicone Sponge Scleral Buckling Exoplants

“…3 Polyviol was a red rubbery substance made of polyvinyl alcohol, gum arabic, and Congo red. 6 Recent reports have demonstrated significant long-term complications from the hydrogel implant and these implants are Major complications related to the scleral buckling element itself include infection of the element, intrusion into the eye, and external extrusion through the conjunctiva. 4,5 Lincoff et al pioneered the use of segmental silicone sponge exoplants 5 and Schepens et al popularized solid silicone elements with encircling bands in 1960.…”