title: Retinal detachment after phacoemulsification cataract extraction.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To estimate the incidence of retinal detachment (RD) after phacoemulsification cataract extraction in an unselected group of patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  Herlev University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.
  
  
  METHODS
  This retrospective review comprised 6521 cataract patients who had phacoemulsification over a 3-year period. The incidence of postoperative RD and the risk factors were assessed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  During the 15- to 52-month observation period, 22 cases of RD in 21 patients were observed, with an estimated risk (Kaplan-Meier) of 0.41% (95% confidence limit, 0.25%-0.57%) at 52 months. The results confirmed recognized preoperative risk factors for RD such as an axial length greater than 25.0 mm (P<.001), age younger than 65 years (P<.001), and male sex (P<.02). In 18 eyes, the retina was reattached after 1 operation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The incidence of RD after phacoemulsification cataract extraction in an unselected group of patients was low. A long axial length, young age, and male sex were confirmed as risk factors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Herlev University Hospital, Herlev, Denmark.
authors.forename: Gøril
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Boberg-Ans
authors.forename: Jørgen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Villumsen
authors.forename: Vibeke
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Henning
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018918:Phacoemulsification / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment