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For someone who had posterior vitreous detachment completed prior to cataract surgery, what is the risk of post-cataract surgery retinal detachment?
6 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Very small : As vitreous traction is the main cause for retinal detachment following cataract surgery, if the vitreous is already separated, there would be no traction and thus the chance of a detachment would be very small.
Answered 12/30/2019
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No greater: In fact some may argue that since the potential traction the vitreous face places on the retina , you may be at less risk now.
Answered 1/27/2018
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