Vogt Method

The Vogt method is a method of surgical treatment of retinal detachment developed by ophthalmologist Wolfgang Vogt in 1911. It is based on modeling the retina and removing the vitreous membrane from an anatomically intact area, usually the apex, by performing a paracentesis in the posterosuperior part of the eyeball approximately 2.5 mm behind the equator at the angle corresponding to the medial rectus muscle, called the "vogt". This results in the replacement of the retina with a myelin sheath with the help of an auxiliary sheath, which is attached to the inner surface of the vitreous flap. An attempt to redirect the membrane from the very site of the failed bond should prevent further retinal detachment at that location. Since 1950, the Vogt method of treatment has been considered the operation of choice for the treatment of middle periphery retinal detachment with significantly advanced detachment.