Epidemiology of retinal detachment
M. H. Haimann, T. C. Burton and C. K. Brown
A survey of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment during 1976 was conducted on
the population of Iowa. The annual incidences (per 100,000 populations) of
four types of detachment were determined: nontraumatic phakic (6.1),
traumatic phakic (1.0), nontraumatic aphakic (4.9), and traumatic aphakic
(0.4). The incidences of nontraumatic phakic detachment for men and women
were similar, although there was a preponderance of women that reflected
their greater representation in the general population. The proportions of
men were significantly higher in traumatic detachments compared with
nontraumatic detachments. Men tended to be younger than women for all types
of detachment; however, only in nontraumatic aphakic detachment was there a
significant difference between mean ages. There was an insignificant
preponderance of right eye involvement in all four detachment groups.
