Dr. Surabhi Sharma, S12798
Different retinal surgeons use different techniques to put the knot of silicon band and location of tyre in scleral buckling cases.What is the principal behind putting the knots? The location of knots of band is kept diagonally opposite or in adjacent quadrant or over the break by different schools of thought.
The location of tyres is different in such cases. This paper reviews the principles involved and the physics behind it.