Retinal detachment after cataract surgery: retrospective study of 57 cases.

The Authors studied the characteristics and the surgical results of 57 pseudophakic patients operated on between January 1989 and June 1991 for primary retinal detachment at the Department of Ophthalmology of the "Hotel Dieu de Paris Hospital", with a postoperative follow-up of at least six months. The series included 23 eyes with posterior chamber IOL, 33 eyes with anterior chamber IOL. The ECCE with PC IOL group and the ICCE with AC IOL group had the same anatomical and visual prognosis.