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Incidence of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment after bag-in-the-lens intraocular lens implantation
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PURPOSE: To determine the incidence of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) and associated risk factors after phacoemulsification and bag-in-the-lens intraocular lens (IOL) implantation. SETTING: Antwerp University Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology, Antwerp, Belgium. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. METHODS: All consecutive bag-in-the-lens IOL implantations performed between January 2001 and December 2007 were included, with the exception of combined procedures and IOL exchanges. The retinal detachment (RD) incidence was studied in the total cohort, in a subgroup of patients with 1 to 5 years of follow-up, and finally in the group remaining after exclusion of all risk factors except gender. RESULTS: RD after bag-in-the-lens IOL implantation in 1323 eyes with an average follow-up of 44.75 months (range 0 to 152 months) was found in 19 eyes (1.44%). The 1-year RD incidence was 0.49% (5 RD cases in 1024 eyes) (0.00% in patients without risk factors). The 2-year cumulative RD incidence was 0.84% (9 RD cases in 931 eyes; 0.15% without risk factors). Four clinically significant risk factors were confirmed: male gender, young age at time of surgery (<60 years), axial myopia (axial length 25 mm), and history of contralateral RD in the total cohort. CONCLUSION: The RRD incidence following bag-in-the-lens IOL implantation was comparable to that seen after lens-in-the-bag (LIB) implantation. The wide variation in study design in the literature precludes direct comparison, so there is a need for standardization in evaluating RRD incidence after cataract surgery. Future prospective studies should consider patients with and without risk factors (except gender) separately. (C) 2015 ASCRS and ESCRS
Language
English
Source (journal)
Journal of cataract and refractive surgery. - Fairfax, Va
Publication
Fairfax, Va : 2015
ISSN
0886-3350
DOI
10.1016/J.JCRS.2015.05.026
Volume/pages
41 :11 (2015) , p. 2430-2437
ISI
000368051300014
Pubmed ID
26703493
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UAntwerpen
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