Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment after transscleral local resection of choroidal melanoma.

Objective: To report on the incidence and outcome of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment after transscleral local resection of choroidal melanoma.

Design: Prospective, noncomparative, interventional case series.

Participants: One hundred fifty-six patients with choroidal melanoma treated by transscleral local resection between January 1993 and June 2000.