Abstract
Purpose: :
To compare scleral buckling surgery for repair of primary rhegmatogenous retinal detachment in pkakic and pseudophakic patients.
Methods: :
A retrospective chart review of patients clinical records in our institution, Hospital Alemán. Patients were divided in two different lens status groups. We analyzed the anatomic and functional results.
Results: :
Anatomic success was achieved in 33 of 45 (73.3%) and 10 of 17 (58.8%) eyes of phakic and pseudophakic patients that underwent scleral buckling surgery respectively. Pos surgical visual acuity was similar in both groups: 0,57 +/- 0,28 and 0,57 +/- 0,24 (decimal scale) respectively. Improvement was greater in the phakic group.
Conclusions: :
The final visual acuity was similar in both groups. There is a trend toward success in phakic patients that underwent scleral buckling surgery for retinal reattachment in comparison with pseudophakic group. Our statistics shows similar results as other reviews.
Keywords: retinal detachment • cataract • visual acuity