Internal drainage of subretinal fluid during scleral buckling with 27-Gauge wide angle viewing system and flute needle for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment

Although limited by the small sample size, this study suggests that internal drainage of subretinal fluid during scleral buckling with 27-gauge WAVS and flute needle showed advantages superior to external drainage of subretinal fluid in scleral buckling surgery, including increased efficiency and decreased amount of SRF, shortened duration of persistent subretinal fluid, and reduced rate of subretinal hemorrhage.