Abstract
The purpose of this study was to present a new surgical technique that facilitates placement of an encircling scleral buckle in a patient with a previously placed Baerveldt glaucoma implant who developed a retinal detachment due to a giant retinal tear.
Case report of patient with previous Baerveldt glaucoma implant and a retinal detachment associated with a giant retinal tear who was managed with an encircling scleral buckle and pars plana vitrectomy. The encircling band was attached to the Baerveldt glaucoma implant to incorporate as a component of the encircling scleral buckle.
Reattachment with typical encircling effect without intraocular pressure complications was achieved.
This technique offers an option for management of retinal detachment in the presence of a Baerveldt glaucoma implant.