Sutureless retina surgery | Tampa Bay

Doctor Deupree uses a sutureless retina surgery technique that’s much easier on his patients Sutureless techniques are not unfamiliar to […]

Eye surgery explanations and graphic descriptions
Eye surgery explanations and graphic descriptions

Sutureless retina surgery | Tampa Bay

Doctor Deupree uses a sutureless retina surgery technique that’s much easier on his patients Sutureless techniques are not unfamiliar to […]

Doctor Deupree uses a sutureless retina surgery technique that’s much easier on his patients

Sutureless techniques are not unfamiliar to eye surgery. For more than two decades, cataract surgeons have incorporated well-architected incisions that were constructed to “self-seal.” Using no-stitch incisions benefits the patient by allowing for fewer complications and quicker recovery. But what about sutureless retina surgery?

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In 1996, in pursuit of better serving his patients, Dr. Deupree integrated self-sealing incisions with vitrectomy – (surgical removal of the vitreous, the gel-like substance that fills the center of the eye), which has been used for years to clear blood and debris from the eye or to alleviate traction on the retina. The tiny incisions, known as sclerotomies, are made on the “white” of the eye. Because of the way the incision is constructed, it seals naturally from the eye’s internal pressure.Pars plana vitrectomy retina surgery

Today, Dr. Deupree has performed self-sealing sclerotomies for thousands of vitrectomy surgeries with no serious complications.

The patient is not the only one who benefits from the sutureless surgery — this technique often makes the surgery easier to perform for the doctor.

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