[Post-traumatic retinal detachment in children under 15 years of age].

In less than 15 years old children 33 post-traumatic retinal detachments were operated during these last four years (postocular wound retinal detachment with or without intraocular foreign body, post contusion retinal detachment). A very close posterior pole monitoring of these high risk eyes is mandatory to prevent late diagnosed retinal detachments. The post-contusion retinal detachment surgery good results are quite opposite to the bad results of the postocular injury retinal detachment with intraocular foreign body and secondary proliferative vitreoretinopathy. These retinal detachment severity must lead to a strict prophylactic laser therapy of all the traumatic eyes.