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. 1988 Jan;95(1):3-7.
doi: 10.1016/s0161-6420(88)33216-1.

Cataract extraction after retinal detachment surgery

W E Smiddy  1 , R G Michels, W J Stark, A E Maumenee
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Cataract extraction after retinal detachment surgery

W E Smiddy et al. Ophthalmology. 1988 Jan.
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Abstract

Extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE) was done in 31 eyes of 27 patients after previous retinal reattachment surgery with scleral buckling. A posterior chamber intraocular lens (IOL) was implanted in 21 eyes. No significant modifications in the cataract surgical technique were necessary. Final visual acuity was 20/40 or better in 26 eyes (84%). The complication rate was low. One patient was found to have a retinal detachment (RD) after cataract extraction that probably predated the cataract surgery. No recurrent retinal tears or detachment developed in any patients during an average 24-month follow-up period.

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