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Intraoperative photograph demonstrating placement of an encircling scleral buckle beneath the extraocular muscles during retinal detachment repair. The silicone explant is secured to the scleral surface, with muscle hooks and traction sutures providing exposure. This image illustrates key anatomic relationships and surgical steps in modern scleral buckling technique. Image © Addenbrooke’s Hospital. Source: Graefe’s Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, “Scleral buckling—a brief historical overview and current status,” available at https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00417-019-04562-1.