this paper concerns experience gained by the authors with implants utilized during the past six years at the 1st university eye clinic , vienna , in surgical treatment of 704 cases of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment : in 493 procedures a scleral buckle ( silastic sponge in 81 % ) was applied , in 211 cases an encircling element ( a silicon rod 2 mm in diameter in 83 % ) .
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