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Outcomes of weekend surgery for acute retinal detachment

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The timing of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) surgery, especially macula-involving cases, in the UK is controversial. Urgency of operation is traditionally dependent on macular attachment. Macula sparing RRD is often regarded as more urgent and operated on within 24 h, whilst macula involving RRD generally scheduled for surgery within 1 week or longer [1].

With increasing evidence [2, 3] regarding the importance of surgical timing and an improved understanding of the effect of macular off duration on outcome, a regional weekend vitreoretinal (VR) service was set up between two neighbouring VR units covering a total population of over 2 million.

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The datasets generated during and/or analysed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.

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  1. Sunderland Eye Infirmary, South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust, Sunderland, UK

    Boon Lin Teh, David H. Steel, Maged Habib, Jonathan Smith & Ibrahim Masri

  2. Newcastle Eye Centre, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle, UK

    Mohaimen Al-Zubaidy, Roxane J. Hillier, Mustafa Kadhim, Tafadzwa Young-Zvandasara & Sandro Di Simplicio

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the Newcastle/Sunderland VR Study Group

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  • , Jonathan Smith
  • , Ibrahim Masri
  • , Mustafa Kadhim
  • , Tafadzwa Young-Zvandasara
  •  & Sandro Di Simplicio

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BLT collected, analysed, interpreted data and write up the manuscript. MAZ collected, analysed, interpreted data and revised manuscript. RJH and DHS analysed, interpreted data and revised manuscript critically with approval of the final version. VR Study Group revised manuscript with approval of the final version.

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Teh, B.L., Al-Zubaidy, M., Hillier, R.J. et al. Outcomes of weekend surgery for acute retinal detachment. Eye 37, 1942–1943 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41433-022-02256-3

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