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Table 3 Retinal detachment after RLE in highly myopic eyes

From: Refractive lens exchange in modern practice: when and when not to do it?

Author,year

Retinal detachment rate (%)

Type of study,No. of eyes

Type of surgery

Follow-up

Fernandez-Vega et al. (2003) [13]

2.1

Retrospective, 190

RLE, high myopia

4.78 years

Pucci et al. (2001) [27]

4.0

Retrospective, 25

RLE, high myopia

49.2 months

Neuhann et al. (2007) [32]

1.5-2.2

Retrospective, 2000

RLE, high myopia

>2 years

Lyle and Jin, (1994) [35]

0

Retrospective, 31

RLE, high myopia

20 months

Barraquer et al. (1994) [36]

7.3

Retrospective, 165

RLE, high myopia

31 months

Gris et al. (1996) [37]

2.17

Retrospective, 46

RLE, high myopia

6-15 months

Lee et al. (1996) [38]

0

Retrospective, 31

RLE, high myopia

13 months

Jimenez – Alfaro et al. (1998) [39]

0

Retrospective, 26

RLE, high myopia

12-26 months

Colin et al. (1999) [40]

8.1

Retrospective, 49

RLE, high myopia

7 years

Alio et al. (2007) [41]

2.7

Retrospective, 439

RLE, high myopia

8 years

  1. RLE: refractive lens extraction.