Sf. Urbak et K. Naeser, RETINAL-DETACHMENT FOLLOWING INTRACAPSULAR AND EXTRACAPSULAR CATARACT-EXTRACTION - A COMPARATIVE, RETROSPECTIVE FOLLOW-UP-STUDY, Acta ophthalmologica, 71(6), 1993, pp. 782-786
In a retrospective study we reviewed the post-operative incidence of r
etinal detachment in a consecutive series of 762 eyes operated on with
intracapsular cataract extraction and a consecutive series of 1351 ey
es operated on with extracapsular cataract extraction. Follow-up time
was 2 1/2 - 4 1/2 years in both series. The incidence of retinal detac
hment was 0.79% after intracapsular cataract extraction and 0.44% afte
r extracapsular cataract extraction. The difference was not statistica
lly significant. Age below 70 years was not statistically significantl
y correlated to retinal detachment.