Sodium Hyaluronate and Giant Retinal Tears
Abstract
Abstract To the Editor. —We were surprised and perplexed by the article by Brown and Benson1 describing their technique for closing giant retinal tears (GRTs) of 180° or more with rolled posterior flaps.The authors used sodium hyaluronate as an agent to unfold the posterior flap after all conventional methods, including silicone oil-fluid exchange, had failed to unfold the retina "before the eye... [could]... be fully filled with gas or silicone oil." We believe this...