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. 1977:18:477-9.

Cataract operation and retinal detachment

R Witmer
  • PMID: 876095

Cataract operation and retinal detachment

R Witmer. Mod Probl Ophthalmol. 1977.

Abstract

(1) 36 patients with a certified retinal detachment and a dense senile cataract who underwent cataract surgery prior to retinal surgery, (2) 32 patients with a history of detachment of one eye and a senile cataract of the other eye, who suffered a retinal detachment after cataract surgery. Discussion of the results of retinal surgery in the first group and on the incidence of retinal detachment and results of retinal surgery in the second group.

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