Thirty-three cases of aphakic retinal detachment have been treated by pars plana vitrectomy and retinopexy. This procedure allowed us to lower the incidence of postoperative massive periretinal proliferation from 15,4%, in a series that was performed by a classical method, to 6% in the pars plana treated group.

Between November 1976 and October 1981, 516 pars plana vitrectomies have been done with the vitreous stripper of KlÖti. The indications and the results are discussed.