Thirty eyes were studied retrospectively, after cataract surgery following intraocular silicone oil injection. Cataract surgery took place before silicone oil removal in 9 eyes, at the same time as silicone oil removal in 2 eyes, and after silicone oil removal in 19 eyes. Extracapsular extraction was performed in 27 eyes, and intracapsular extraction was performed in 3 eyes. A posterior chamber intraocular lens was placed in 14 cases, and an anterior chamber intraocular lens in one case. Capsular fibrosis was observed in 19 cases, and it was treated with YAG laser in 10 eyes during follow-up. Twenty five eyes had a postoperative follow up of 3 to 37 months. Total retinal detachment occurred in 2 eyes.