"Scleral Buckling" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
An operation for retinal detachment which reduces the size of the globe by indenting the sclera so that it approximates the retina.
| Descriptor ID |
D012591
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.540.890
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| Concept/Terms |
Scleral Buckling- Scleral Buckling
- Buckling, Scleral
- Bucklings, Scleral
- Scleral Bucklings
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Scleral Buckling" by people in Profiles.
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Schaal S, Sherman MP, Barr CC, Kaplan HJ. Primary retinal detachment repair: comparison of 1-year outcomes of four surgical techniques. Retina. 2011 Sep; 31(8):1500-4.
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Brucker AJ, Hopkins TB. Retinal detachment surgery: the latest in current management. Retina. 2006 Jul-Aug; 26(6 Suppl):S28-33.