Retinal Detachment Associated With Atopic Dermatitis and Cataract

THE association of atopic dermatitis and cataract is a well-known, but rare, entity.Sack (1947) reviewed the aetiology of these cases, but did not mention retinal detachments.Coles and Laval (1952) reviewed 63 cases, which they claimed to be all that had been recorded at that time.They pointed out that surgical treatment of the cataract had not been very successful because of a relatively high incidence of pre- and post-operative retinal detachment.They thought that the retinal detachments were secondary to disease of the vitreous.So far as I am aware, only seven cases of atopic dermatitis, cataract, and retinal detachment have been recorded, although