Table 5.
Type of intervention.
| Study | Type of intervention | Number of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Nashed et al. [5] | Vitrectomy | 88 |
| Ehrlich and Polkinghorne [8] | Vitrectomy | 16 |
| Vitrectomy + buckle | 3 | |
| Rouberol et al.∗ [9] | Vitrectomy +/− buckle | 50 |
| Wang et al. [10] | Buckle | 4 |
| Vitrectomy + buckle | 19 | |
| Vitrectomy | 10 | |
| Sisk et al. [11] | Vitrectomy | 1 |
| Vitrectomy + buckle | 7 | |
| Buckle | 1 | |
| Eliott et al. [12] | Cryopexy + radial sponge | 1 |
| Sheard et al.∗∗ [13] | Vitrectomy | 30 |
| Buckle | 17 | |
| Lesniak et al.∗∗∗ [15] | Vitrectomy +/− buckle | 19 |
| James et al. [16] | Vitrectomy | 14 |
| Cryobuckle | 9 | |
| Vitrectomy + cryobuckle | 5 |
Treatment breakdown for each study included:
∗9 patients underwent no vitreoretinal intervention: 4 primary enucleation, 3 secondary enucleation, 1 no treatment due to phthisis, and 1 was lost to follow-up.
∗∗This study also included another 14 patients who underwent vitrectomy for retinal pathology that was not an RD; these patients are not included above.
∗∗∗Unclear how many patients underwent vitrectomy alone versus vitrectomy + buckle.