Combined Surgery of Retinal Reattachment Surgery and Cataract Extraction for Retinal Detachment.

Park, Myung Jin; Choi, Kyung Seek; Lee, Sung Jin

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 2005;46(5):781-786.
Published online May 31, 2005.

Combined Surgery of Retinal Reattachment Surgery and Cataract Extraction for Retinal Detachment.

Myung Jin Park, Kyung Seek Choi, Sung Jin Lee

Department of Ophthalmology, Soonchunhyang University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. wismile@unitel.co.kr

망막박리 환자에서 망막재유착술과 백내장 수술의 병합 수술

박명진,최경식,이성진

Department of Ophthalmology, Soonchunhyang University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Correspondence: Myung-Jin Park, M.D.

Abstract

PURPOSE
To report the anatomical and functional outcomes of combined surgery-pars planar vitrectomy, scleral encircling and phacoemulsification and posterior chamber intraocular lens implantation. METHODS: We retrospectively studied the anatomical success, functional success and complications in 12 patients who had undergone combined surgery due to retinal detachment with cataract and vitreous opacity from March 2001 to August 2003. RESULTS: Twelve eyes were included in this study. Anatomical success was achieved after the initial operation in 10 (83.3%) eyes, and functional success in 6 (50%). Intraoperative complications included posterior capsule rupture in 1 eye, postoperative complications including hyphema in 3 eyes, and increased intraocular pressure in 3. CONCLUSIONS: The results of this study suggest that combined surgery is a safe and effective procedure for patients with rhegmatogenous retinal detachment, concomitant cataract, and vitreoretinal diseases.

Key Words: Combined surgery;Intraocular lens implantation;Phacoemulsification;Scleral encircling;Vitrectomy