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- Title
Myopia-aphakia. I. Prevalence of retinal detachment.
- Authors
Hyams, S W; Bialik, M; Neumann, E
- Abstract
Retinal detachment after cataract extraction occurred in nine out of 136 eyes with myopia of 6 or more dioptress (6-7 per cent), during a follow-up period of 1 1/2-9 1/2 years. Five of the nine detachments occurred within 3 months of cataract extraction. All patients with retinal detachment were under the age of 63 years. Relatively young patients with high myopia bear a special risk of developing retinal detachment after lens extraction. The possible reason for this is discussed.
- Publication
The British journal of ophthalmology, 1975, Vol 59, Issue 9, p480
- ISSN
0007-1161
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1136/bjo.59.9.480