This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: None, Subject name: Ophthalmology
False statement regarding retinal detachment is: September 2011 
Select and explain. 
A. Rhegmatogenous detachment is commonest type, B. May follow aphakia/ pseudophakia, C. Fellow eye is never involved, D. Surgery has good success rate
C: Fellow eye is never involved
Answer: C: Fellow eye is never involved 
Explanation: Ans. C: Fellow eye is never involved The risk of developing a retinal detachment in the fellow eye of such patients ranges from about 15% in phakic eyes, to over a third in aphakic or pseudophakic eyes