Ignipuncture
AI overview
Ignipuncture is the procedure of closing a retinal separation by transfixation of the break via cauterization.
Key points
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The procedure was pioneered and named by Jules Gonin in the early 1900s.
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The procedure was pioneered and named by Jules Gonin in the early 1900s.
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Ignipuncture became an obsolete procedure due to the risk of severe complications and the advent of lasers.
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Due to the risk of severe complications and the advent of lasers for the controlled delivery of energy, ignipuncture became an obsolete procedure
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Since the 1980s, ignipuncture has been performed using safer techniques like endophotocoagulation.
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since the 1980s, ignipuncture has been performed using safer techniques like endophotocoagulation
Treatment
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Treatment involves closing a retinal separation by cauterization.
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closing a retinal separation by transfixation of the break via cauterization
Red flags
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The procedure carries a risk of severe complications.
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Due to the risk of severe complications
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Ignipuncture (Latin: Ignis (fire) + puncture) is the procedure of closing a retinal separation by transfixation of the break via cauterization. The procedure was pioneered and named by Jules Gonin in the early 1900s.[1] Due to the risk of severe complications and the advent of lasers for the controlled delivery of energy, ignipuncture became an obsolete procedure; since the 1980s, ignipuncture has been performed using safer techniques like .[citation needed]