Incidence of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment after bag-in-the-lens IOL implantation: extended follow-up in a larger cohort of patients.

Purpose: To report the incidence of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) and associated risk factors after cataract surgery using the bag-in-the-lens (BIL) intraocular lens (IOL) implantation technique.

Setting: Department of Ophthalmology, Antwerp University Hospital, Belgium.

Design: Prospective cohort study.

Incidence of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment after bag-in-the-lens intraocular lens implantation.

Purpose: To determine the incidence of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) and associated risk factors after phacoemulsification and bag-in-the-lens intraocular lens (IOL) implantation.

Setting: Antwerp University Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology, Antwerp, Belgium.

Design: Prospective cohort study.