title: Retinal detachment surgery at Nepal Eye Hospital.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Retinal diseases are one of the important causes of blindness in Nepal. This study is done with objectives of finding the outcome of retinal detachment surgery.
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective analysis of 110 patients who underwent retinal detachment surgery over five year period was conducted in Nepal.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Retinal re-attachment was achieved in 94.4% and postoperative visual acuity of 6/36 to 6/6 was achieved in 52.7% (As possible risk factors, myopia was present in 34.5% ophkia in 29%, trauma in 9%, and lattice) degeneration was 5.4%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The study has shown a promising result for the retinal detachment surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Kathmandu Medical College, Sinamangal, Kathmandu, Nepal. eyehospital@mos.com.np
authors.forename: O K
authors.initials: OK
authors.lastname: Malla
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shrestha
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Shrestha
authors.forename: R N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Byanju
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Karki
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006782:Hospitals, Special / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009390:Nepal / Q000453:epidemiology; D009885:Ophthalmology; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012591:Scleral Buckling / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014821:Vitrectomy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult