Routine use of filtered air as endotamponade in the management of primary rhegmatogenous retinal detachment.

The anatomical success was reached by 262 (95.6%) of cases. Mean BCDVA improved from 0.73 LogMAR at baseline, to 0.21 LogMAR at the end of follow-up. As complications we recorded: 5 cases of clinically relevant macular pucker, 1 full thickness macular hole, and 1 PFO bubble under the retina. The mean IOP remained on normal values during the overall follow-up period.