title: Results in cataract extraction after retinal detachment surgery.
abstract: Out of 58 eyes in which a cataract extraction followed a successful detachment operation, only 8, or 15.5%, developed a detachment of the retina after the cataract operation and, of these 8 eyes, 7 were cured with further retinal detachment operation. Thus, in 58 healed detachment eyes, only 1 (1.7%) lost useful vision because of incurable retinal detachment following cataract extraction. Therefore, one may conclude that, in a patient definitely handicapped by poor vision due to a cataract in an eye with a healed retinal detachment, extraction of this cataract is justified and carries a good prognosis.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002386:Cataract / Q000150:complications; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008028:Light Coagulation; D008875:Middle Aged; D009216:Myopia / Q000150:complications; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012162:Retinal Degeneration / Q000209:etiology; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D013997:Time Factors; D014792:Visual Acuity