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. 1992 May;76(5):275–279. doi: 10.1136/bjo.76.5.275

Retinal blood flow alterations associated with scleral buckling and encircling procedures.

H Ogasawara 1, G T Feke 1, A Yoshida 1, M T Milbocker 1, J J Weiter 1, J W McMeel 1
PMCID: PMC504255  PMID: 1390509

Abstract

The bidirectional laser Doppler technique and monochromatic photography were used to measure the absolute blood flow rate in the major temporal retinal arteries in seven patients following unilateral scleral buckling and encircling procedures, and in two patients before and after removal of scleral buckling elements. In the seven patients who had undergone uncomplicated scleral buckling procedures the arterial flow rates were on average 50% lower (p = 0.01) in the surgically treated eyes than in the contralateral eyes. Removal of scleral buckling elements in two patients produced increases of 73% and 44% in arterial blood flow rates.

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