Editing Retinal detachment (section)

== Epidemiology ==
Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment affects between 5.3 and 12.6 individuals per 100,000 each year, depending on the geographic region.<ref name=":13" /> The highest rates are seen in Europe, followed by the Western Pacific and then the Americas.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Ge |first1=Jasmine Yaowei |last2=Teo |first2=Zhen Ling |last3=Chee |first3=Miao Li |last4=Tham |first4=Yih-Chung |last5=Rim |first5=Tyler Hyungtaek |last6=Cheng |first6=Ching-Yu |last7=Wong |first7=Tien Yin |last8=Wong |first8=Edmund Yick Mun |last9=Lee |first9=Shu Yen |last10=Cheung |first10=Ning |date=2024-05-01 |title=International incidence and temporal trends for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment: A systematic review and meta-analysis |journal=Survey of Ophthalmology |volume=69 |issue=3 |pages=330–336 |doi=10.1016/j.survophthal.2023.11.005 |issn=0039-6257|doi-access=free |pmid=38000699 }}</ref> Additionally, the prevalence of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment is increasing alongside the rising rates of myopia worldwide.<ref name=":13" />