Microsurgery of aphakic retinal detachment.

73 consecutive aphakic retinal detachments were operated on by microsurgery combined with intra-operative biomicroscopic control of the ocular fundus. Retinal reattachment was achieved in 60 cases (82%), 59 eyes had only one operation. A visual acuity of 0.5 or better was achieved in 50% of all cases and in 57% of the cases which were not failures of previous conventional surgery. 69% of the eyes recovered the same visual acuity after surgery as before the occurrence of retinal detachment. One macular pigment migration and one cystoid macular edema were the only postoperative macular complications observed in this series.