Onset of Retinal Detachment in Eyes with Phacoemulsification and Posterior Chamber Lens Implantaton

ABSTRACT

PURPOSE: To evaluate the onset of retinal detachment (RD) in eyes with phacoemulsification and post chamber lens (PE & PCL) implantation. METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed 3023 eyes that had undergone clear cornea incision and PE and PCL implantation and 116 eyes that had undergone scleral incision and PE and PCL implantation. They had been operated from January 1995 to December 2000 by one surgeon and followed up for 4 years or more. RESULTS: Eighteen eyes (0.57%) of the 3139 eyes developed pseudophakic RD within a mean period of 663 days. In the scleral incision group, there were 4 cases of pseudophakic RD (3.4%) of 116 eyes developed in a mean period of 185.2 days. In the clear cornea group, there were 14 pseudophakic RD eyes (0.46%) of the 3023 eyes and the mean period was 799 days. Of these, 3 eyes made up the intraoperative complication group with a mean period 205.6 days. But in the group of cases with no intraoperative complications, the mean period was 962 days. CONCLUSIONS: In high myopic eyes, retinal detachment developed in the earlier postoperative period and at a higher rate than those of non-high myopic eyes after PE and PCL implantation.