The provider adjusts a scleral buckle, which is a piece of silicone sponge, rubber, or semihard plastic that was applied around the sclera at the site of a retinal tear. The purpose of the buckle is to push in, or buckle, the sclera toward the retinal tear, holding the retina against the sclera until scarring seals the tear.
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