AIM: To summarize and analyze the causes of ciliary body detachment, and to improve the therapeutic effect of symptomatic treatment.

METHODS: The causes, symptomatic treatment and prognosis data of 22 patients with ciliary body detachment admitted to our hospital between Jan. 2012 and Jan. 2016 were analyzed retrospectively.

RESULTS: The causes of 22 patients with ciliary body detachment included ones induced by traumatic detachment in 5 cases, Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome in 3 cases, retina after laser treatment in 6 cases, acute angle closure glaucoma after rapidly lowering intraocular pressure in 5 cases and acute angle closure glaucoma after YAG iris laser drilling in 3 cases. After symptomatic treatment, all patients were successfully reset, and the reduction rate was 100.00%. Thirty days after treatment, the average intraocular pressure and anterior chamber depth were significantly higher than those before treatment(P<0.05). After treatment, the proportion of patients whose visual acuity recovered to >0.5-0.8 was 73%. Compared with that before treatment, the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05).

CONCLUSION: To understand the causes of ciliary body detachment can guide clinical examination and selection of treatment. It also can improve the reduction rate of ciliary body, promote the improvement of visual acuity, and avoid unnecessary trouble at the same time.