Ignipuncture

Ignipuncture

Ignipuncture (Latin: "Ignis" (fire) + "puncture") is the original procedure of closing a retina break in retinal separation by transfixation of the break with cautery. The procedure was pioneered and named by Jules Gonin in the early 1900s.Wolfensberger TJ. [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14750617&dopt=Abstract "Jules Gonin. Pioneer of retinal detachment surgery."] "Indian J Ophthalmol." 2003 Dec;51(4):303-8. PMID 14750617.] Due to the risk of severe complications and availability of lasers for controlled delivery of energy, Ignipuncture became obsolete procedure, superseded by much safer techniques like endophotocoagulation using a laser system, since 1980s.

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