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1 The History of <strong>Retinal</strong> <strong>Detachment</strong> Surgery<br />

Fig. 1.4. Harvey Lincoff. (Reproduced with permission; Wilkinson CP,<br />

Rice TA (1997) Michels retinal detachment, 2nd edn. Mosby St. Louis MO.<br />

pp 241–333 [10])<br />

many years and are the standard for scleral buckles. However, another<br />

material that was used for scleral buckles proved problematic.<br />

A form of hydrogel, co-poly (methylacrylate-2-hydroxyethyl<br />

acrylate) (MAI) (Miragel) can undergo microstructural change of<br />

the architecture of the porous material when left in place for<br />

5 years or more and require removal [109]. MAI can swell, fragment<br />

and cause a granulomatous foreign body reaction. A patient can<br />

develop irritation, disturbance of ocular motility, an extraocular<br />

mass and rarely intrusion of the buckle through the sclera. It has<br />

been necessary to remove many MAI scleral buckles.

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