Inclusion and exclusion criteria for the study
| Criteria |
|---|
| Inclusion : |
| Primary surgery |
| Equatorial and pre-equatorial breaks |
| Cases requiring subretinal fluid drainage and intraocular tamponade |
| Exclusion: |
| Cases deemed unsuitable for non-drainage surgery |
| Secondary procedures |
| Retinal breaks posterior to the equator |
| Cases with proliferative vitreoretinopathy better treated with vitrectomy |
| Uncertain break localisation |
| Aphakes |
| Pseudophakes with poor fundal view |