[Retinal detachment in pseudophakia]

In the years 1987-1991, a total of 851 cataract extraction with artificial lens implantation were performed in the Ophthalmological Clinic of the Medical Academy in Poznań. There were 244 anterior and 607 posterior chamber IOLs. Retinal detachment was observed in this clinical material in 6 eyes (0.7%), only in the group of anterior chamber IOLs. The methods of applied retinal detachment surgery, its results and the status of the fellow eye are presented.