Giant retinal tears.

Of 94 patients (100 eyes) with giant retinal tears, 71.4% of eyes with nontraumatic breaks were myopic and severe retinal pathologic findings were present in 57.3% of fellow eyes. Fifty-five (58%) of 95 treated eyes were successfully reattached; retinal incarceration, attempted in 19 cases, was successful in five. Serious surgical complications were responsible for failure in nine cases (22.5%). The worst prognostic factor were extension of the tear for over two quadrants, myopia of -10 diopters or more, and the presence of aphakia.