[Treatment of retinal detachment by pneumatic retinopexy]

In this article the authors describe a modification of the classic method of pneumatic retinopexy for treatment of retinal detachment. They used a mixture of 40% SF6 and 60% air and performed a trans-scleral ab externo drainage of the sub-retinal fluid. Results in 24 cases have been favorable. They consider this method to have the following advantages: shorter hospitalization, reduction of ocular trauma, fewer pre- and post-operative complications, lower hospital costs.