To　analyze　the　clinical　characteristics,　incidence　and　risk　of　retinal　detachment　(RD)　after　cataract　surgery　and　posterior　chamber　intraocular　lens　implantation　in　high　myopic　patients.The　medical　records　of　146　high　myopic　patients　(232　eyes)　who　underwent　cataract　surgery　and　posterior　chamber　intraocular　lens　implantation　were　studied　retrospectively.　The　development　of　RD　was　followed　up　over　a　3-year　period,　and　its　characteristics　were　determined.　All　of　the　eyes　received　a　comprehensive　ophthalmological　examination,　including　best-corrected　visual　acuity　measurements,　a　dilated　fundus　examination　and　axial　length　measured　by　A-scan　ultrasonography.RD　developed　in　15　eyes　of　15　patients.　All　the　15　eyes　needed　vitreo-retinal　surgery.　The　mean　interval　between　cataract　surgery　and　the　development　of　RD　was　10　+/-　9　months　(range　0.5-32　months).　The　visual　results　of　the　eyes　after　anatomical　successful　vitreo-retinal　surgery　ranged　from　finger　count/10　cm　to　0.06.　80%　(12/15)　of　the　eyes　had　a　worse　vision　after　the　surgery　than　that　before　cataract　surgery.　Posterior　capsular　tear　were　associated　significantly　with　RD　(P　＜　0.01).　Approximately　60%　(9/15)　of　retinal　detachment　was　attributable　to　posterior　capsule　tear　during　cataract　surgery.Incidence　of　RD　in　high　myopic　patients　after　cataract　surgery　was　6.4%.　RD　was　the　potentially　serious　complication　and　tended　to　develop　more　frequently　in　eyes　with　posterior　capsular　rupture　during　cataract　surgery.　It　is　crucial　to　examine　retinal　status　after　cataract　surgery　and　to　have　a　close　follow-up　to　prevent　retinal　complications,　especially　for　patients　with　posterior　capsular　disruption.