Prevalence of aphakic retinal detachment.

Abstract

A retrospective analysis of 1324 eyes showed a statistically significant influence of the extracapsular approach in preventing aphakic retinal detachment (ARD) and a significant propensity for high myopes and for eyes containing iris clip lenses to develop ARD. After exclusion of the association with vitreous loss ARD occurred in l 9% of 482 control intracapsular eyes, 4 8% of 185 eyes containing iris clip lenses (both groups having a mean follow-up of 4 1 years), I1 1N% of 72 highly myopic intracapsular eyes, one of 46 highly myopic extracapsular eyes, and none of 439 nonmyopic extracapsular eyes.