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Case Reports
. 1985 Aug;63(4):380-2.
doi: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.1985.tb01548.x.

Proliferative vitreoretinopathy after intraocular lens implantation

L Laatikainen, A Tarkkanen
Case Reports

Proliferative vitreoretinopathy after intraocular lens implantation

L Laatikainen et al. Acta Ophthalmol (Copenh). 1985 Aug.

Abstract

The first 3 patients with pseudophakic retinal detachment referred to the Helsinki University Eye Hospital are presented. All had undergone extracapsular cataract extraction with implantation of an iris-supported IOL in one case and a posterior chamber lens in two cases. All showed proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) varying from Grade C2 to D1 when first examined for retinal detachment 6 to 16 weeks after cataract surgery. The retina was primarily re-attached in all cases, but re-detachment occurred in 2 of the 3 due to progressing PVR. Until now our incidence of pseudophakic retinal detachment is 0.3%.

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