Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Designing various biomaterials for intraocular lens can provide better image quality and myopia/hyperopia function for retinal detachment.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of different biomaterials in the repair after retinal detachment.
METHODS: A computer-based online retrieval of Wanfang database from January 1999 to December 2009 was performed for studies regarding the retinal detachment, with key words of “retinal detachment; materials” in Chinese.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Many studies have investigated the clinical reports of biomaterials in the treatment of retinal detachment. With the application of micro-surgery in ophthalmology and the development of micro-surgical instruments in recent 20 years, the materials and technique for the production of intraocular lens have been greatly improved, cataract treatment combined with posterior chamber intraocular lens implantation has become widely used to regain the eyesight, considering as an important advanced progress of ophthalmology. The new folding, injectable materials such as acrylic ester and silicone gel, can reduce the immune rejection and complications such as posterior capsule opacification, reported as many studies. There are many material candidates for retinal detachment, we should make a choice according to the actual situation of patients, thus achieving the satisfactory results.