title: [Retinal detachment after intracapsular and extracapsular cataract extraction].
abstract: In a retrospective study we reviewed the postoperative incidence of retinal detachment in a consecutive series of 762 eyes operated on with intracapsular cataract extraction and a consecutive series of 1351 eyes operated on with extracapsular cataract extraction. Follow-up time was 2 1/2-4 1/2 years in both series. The incidence of retinal detachment was 0.79% after intracapsular cataract extraction and 0.44% after extracapsular cataract extraction. The difference was not statistically significant. Age below 70 years was not statistically significantly correlated to retinal detachment.
authors.affiliation: Aalborg Sygehus, øjenafdelingen.
authors.forename: S F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Urbak
authors.forename: F K
authors.initials: FK
authors.lastname: Naeser
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D003718:Denmark; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D012189:Retrospective Studies