Pseudophakic retinal detachment

Abstract EN

Objective : Study the outcome of pseudophakic retinal detachment surgery.

Setting : Retina service.

Ophthalmology department, Salmaniya Medical Centre, Bahrain.

Subjects and Design: Review ofmedical records of all patients who presented to our unit between July 1987 and June1995 Results: A total of 14 cases of pseudophakic retinal detachments were analysed.

Simple technique of episcleral buckling was found to be adequate to repair the detachment in 85.7 % of cases.

Single procedure was successful in 78.6 % of patients.

64.3 % of the cases regained 6/18 or better vision after surgery.

Conclusions : Overall outcome ofthis small series of patients was comparable to the reports in the literature.

Patients should be made aware ofthe risk ofpostoperative retinal detachment and its warning signals.

The number of patients ofthis disease is likely to increase in the future and upgrading of existing facilities is suggested.