Phacoemulsification and retinal detachment.

Retinal detachment is not eliminated nor decreased to a rare complication after PE. There were 94 eyes with retinal detachments after PE examined and the majority operated. The fundus view might be hampered and some areas of the retina obscured by this form of lens extraction. There are, however, some cases where the small incision and relative clarity of the media, soon after cataract surgery, offer an advantage.