After adoption of phacoemulsification as the procedure of choice to repair cataracts, the risk for retinal detachment (RD) dropped significantly between 1989 and 2001, according to a study published in the July issue of the Archives of Ophthalmology. The study further evaluated additional risk factors for RD post–cataract surgery using phacoemulsification. RD is the most common sight-threatening complication after cataract surgery, affecting 1% of people undergoing the procedure. Previous studies have suggested that risk for RD may remain heightened up to 10 years after phacoemulsification, but few studies followed-up patients for longer than 5 years.
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