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Myopia-aphakia. I. Prevalence of retinal detachment.
  1. S W Hyams,
  2. M Bialik and
  3. E Neumann

    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.

    https://doi.org/10.1136/bjo.59.9.480

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