Gm. Olsen et Rj. Olson, PROSPECTIVE-STUDY OF CATARACT-SURGERY, CAPSULOTOMY, AND RETINAL-DETACHMENT, Journal of cataract and refractive surgery, 21(2), 1995, pp. 136-139
We report the incidence of retinal detachment (RD) in 1543 consecutive
cases of cataract extraction in a prospective cohort study. Retinal d
etachment was significantly associated with intracapsular extraction,
axial lengths of 24.0 mm or longer and an intact capsule, and capsulot
omy in eyes with axial lengths of 24.0 mm or longer. The interval betw
een capsulotomy and RD was significantly shorter in eyes with axial le
ngths of 24.0 mm or greater. An intraocular lens with stiff, vaulted,
poly(methyl methacrylate) optics and a biconvex PMMA optic was associa
ted with significantly less capsule opacification than lenses of other
designs.