Aphakic Retinal Detachment; Risk Factors, Pathogenesis, Clinical Characteristics and Management

Aphakia is one of the major risk factors for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RD). Predisposing factors such as myopia, male gender, vitreous loss, young age facilitate development of RD. Generally, aphakic RD do not any symptoms. Retinal breaks are located more in the superior retinal quadrant , equatorial or near the ora serrata and are tended to small size. Pars plana vitrectomy and/or scleral buckling have similarly functional and anatomical outcome in treatment.