Purpose: To compare the success of pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) versus scleral buckle (SB) in the management of uncomplicated pseudophakic retinal detachments (RDs).
Design: Meta-analysis of published studies from 1966 to 2004 regarding surgical treatment of pseudophakic RDs.
Participants: Two thousand two hundred thirty eyes: 1579 operated by SB, 457 by PPV, and 194 by the combined method of PPV and SB.