title: Retinal tears and rhegmatogenous retinal detachment after intravitreal injections: its prevalence and case reports.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report the prevalence of postoperative retinal tear or rhegmatogenous retinal detachment secondary to intravitreal injections.
  
  
  METHODS
  Surgical and medical records of patients who received intravitreal injections at the practice of a single retina specialist from January 2004 to May 2013 and who were followed for at least 6 months were investigated retrospectively.
  
  
  RESULTS
  During the study period, a total of 3,907 intravitreal injections were performed in 1,049 eyes of 784 patients (416 males [47%]). The mean number of injections per eye was 3.72 ± 3.43 (range, 1-22). The mean age of the participants was 67.03 ± 13.56 (range, 5-94 years). The mean follow-up time was 31.98 ± 22.86 months (range, 6-144 months). Retinal break or rhegmatogenous retinal detachment occurred in 3 injections of 3 eyes, yielding an overall prevalence of 0.077% per injection and 0.29% per eye.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Retinal tear and rhegmatogenous detachment are rare complications of intravitreal injection. Precautions should be taken especially in patients having predisposing conditions, such as high myopia, or any other vitreoretinal disorders.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Dokuz Eylul University Medical School, Izmir, Turkey;
authors.forename: Revan Yildirim
authors.initials: RY
authors.lastname: Karabag
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Klinikum Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany.
authors.forename: Melih
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Parlak
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Dokuz Eylul University Medical School, Izmir, Turkey;
authors.forename: Gölgem
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cetin
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Dokuz Eylul University Medical School, Izmir, Turkey;
authors.forename: Aylin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yaman
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Dokuz Eylul University Medical School, Izmir, Turkey;
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Osman Saatci
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D058449:Intravitreal Injections / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000209:etiology*; D012167:Retinal Perforations / Q000209:etiology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions