Quality of Life Following Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ReviewClinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.)· 2026

Quality of Life Following Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Aswen Sriranganathan, Marie Jo Abdul-Hay, Juan Pablo Diaz Martinez, Tina Felfeli

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Before surgery, retinal detachment patients report far lower quality of life than healthy people.

Quality of Life Following Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Aswen Sriranganathan … Tina Felfeli

Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2026 · Q1 in Ophthalmology

Purpose

To synthesize and quantify quality of life (quality of life) outcomes in patients with rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (rhegmatogenous retinal detachment).

Methods

A PRISMA-guided search of Medline, Embase, and Scopus was conducted from database inception to February 8, 2025.

n = 1912 participants

Results

before surgery, patients rated their quality of life far lower than healthy people

SMD by subgroup · 95% CI

More results

Higher quality of life was noted in the rhegmatogenous retinal detachment patients at 3 months following scleral buckle (scleral buckle) or pars plana vitrectomy (pars plana vitrectomy) surgery (SMD 0.67 [95% CI 0.45, 0.88]; P=0.10; I2 = 64%).

More results

Lower quality of life was found in rhegmatogenous retinal detachment patients 6 months post-surgery compared to healthy controls (SMD -2.99 [95% CI -5.06, -0.92]; P<0.01; I2 = 99%).

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Conclusion

Despite surgical advances, rhegmatogenous retinal detachment patients often experience ongoing challenges affecting recovery. Interventions to optimize care pathways are needed to improve quality of life outcomes.

Quality of Life Following Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Quality of Life Following Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

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