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Endoscope assisted enhanced internal search for iatrogenic retinal breaks in 20-gauge macular surgery
  1. Seemant Raizada1,
  2. Khalid Al Sabti2
  1. 1Vitreo Retinal Unit, Al Bahar Eye Center, Kuwait
  2. 2Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Kuwait
  1. Correspondence to Dr Seemant Raizada, Al Bahar Eye Center, Ibn Sina Hospital, P.O. Box: 25427, Safat 13115, Kuwait; seemantpolly{at}gmail.com

https://doi.org/10.1136/bjo.2010.199844

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    We read with interest the article by Tan et al.1 We congratulate the authors for emphasising the need for meticulous examination of the peripheral retina to look for retinal breaks after pars plana vitrectomy (PPV). We would like to add some comments to augment this fine study.

    1. We did not completely understand what the authors mean by ‘intensified search strategy’ and ‘enhanced 360° internal search’. Are they proposing any new technique which is different …

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      British Journal of Ophthalmology 2011; 96 1040-1040 Published Online First: 04 Feb 2011. doi: 10.1136/bjo.2010.201970