# A Divergent Sequela of Scleral Buckle Removal

**Authors:** Leroy Tan, Fiona Chew Lee Min, Zabri B Kamarudin, Safinaz Mohd Khialdin

PMC · DOI: 10.7759/cureus.60227 · Cureus · 2024-05-13

## TL;DR

A patient developed strabismus after scleral buckle removal and was successfully treated with strabismus surgery.

## Contribution

Reports a unique case of strabismus following scleral buckle removal and its successful surgical management.

## Key findings

- Strabismus occurred one month after scleral buckle removal due to anterior migration and exposure.
- Strabismus surgery successfully relieved diplopia in the patient's primary gaze.

## Abstract

Scleral buckle (SB) removal is done for a variety of reasons following treatment of rhegmatogenous retinal detachments (RRD), such as buckle exposure, migration, and infection. The most worrying complication of SB removal is retinal redetachment. We report a unique case of a patient developing strabismus about one month after scleral buckle removal for anterior migration and exposure of the scleral buckle. We also share a successful strabismus surgery which had a main aim of relieving diplopia in the patient's primary gaze.

## Linked entities

- **Diseases:** strabismus (MONDO:0003432)

## Full-text entities

- **Diseases:** strabismus (MESH:D013285), infection (MESH:D007239), retinal redetachment (MESH:D012173), diplopia (MESH:D004172), retinal detachments (MESH:D012163), RRD (MESH:C563710)
- **Species:** Homo sapiens (human, species) [taxon 9606]

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