Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment due to macular hole. Management with cryotherapy and a Y-shaped sling.

A macular hole was responsible for retinal detachment in 0.5% of patients with rhegmatogenous retinal detachment operated on at the Jules Stein Eye Institute. Surgical treatment with cryotherapy and a Y-shaped sling made of cylindrical silicone sponge resulted in anatomically successful repairs in all cases.

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