Does phacovitrectomy improve outcomes over conventional PPV for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment repair in a phakic eyes? Or does it introduce unnecessary complexity? Vaidehi Dedania, MD; Yewlin Chee, MD; and Joshua Uhr, MD, review results from a multicenter cohort study published in Ophthalmology Retina and discuss whether the study's findings have any bearing on real-world decision-making, parse generational differences regarding perceived phacovitrectomy risks, and review whether changes to technology during the course of the study may have affected the findings.
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