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Prof. Dr., Celal Bayar Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi, Göz Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Manisa Giant retinal tears are over 90 degrees tears which develop frequently in young myopic adults with idiopathic or traumatic etiology. Giant tear retinal detachments have specific features in regards to involved patient group, treatment, prognosis and fellow eye involvement and prophilactic aplications. Redetachment following surgery are frequent, PVR can occur more often, free fl ap can fold backwards and retinal wrinkles, slippage can be seen. Preferences in treatment options can vary but pars plana vitrectomy with the help of perfl orocarbon liquids and additional encircling buckle, gas or silicone oil as tamponade greatly increased current surgical success rates. Keywords : Encircling buckle, giant retinal tears, gas, pars plana vitrectomy, retinal detachment, silicone oil