AIM: To investigate the clinical effect of scleral buckling surgery combined with 23G vitrectomy in treatment of intraocular foreign body with retinal detachment.

METHODS: Totally 72 cases of patients with intraocular foreign bodies and retinal detachment admitted from January 2014 to January 2018 were selected and divided into the control group(36 cases)and the observation group(36 cases)by random number table method. The patients in the control group were treated with 23G vitrectomy surgery while patients in the observation group were treated with scleral buckling surgery on the basis of the treatment in the control group. The changes of intraocular pressure(IOP)and visual acuity, successful reset, recurrence and complications were observed before operation and 3mo after silicone oil was removed.

RESULTS: There was no difference in IOP and BCVA between the two groups before operation(P>0.05). Three months after silicone oil was removed, IOP and BCVA in two groups were significantly improved compared with those before operation(P<0.05). There was no difference between the two groups(P>0.05). The success rates of one-time anatomical reduction in the observation group and the control group were respectively 97% and 81%(P<0.05). The recurrence rates of the observation group and the control group were respectively 6% and 25%(P<0.05). The incidence of complications was 22% in the observation group and 31% in the control group(P>0.05).

CONCLUSION: The treatment of scleral buckling combined with 23G vitrectomy in the treatment of intraocular foreign body with retinal detachment can significantly improve the IOP and visual acuity of patients, improve the success rate of reduction, reduce recurrence, and have high safety.