What do systematic reviews say?

Pneumatic retinopexy vs scleral buckle

Pneumatic retinopexy showed no clear difference in recurrence of retinal detachment at 6–12 months compared with scleral buckle (low certainty).

• Pneumatic retinopexy versus scleral buckle for repairing simple rhegmatogenous retinal detachments 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.7 [0.97, 2.98]
  Studies not reported
  Low