Levels of HGF (p<0.0001), IFN-gamma (p<0.0001), IL-6 (p<0.0001), IL-16 (p<0.0001), MIF (p<0.0001), MCP-1 (p<0.0001) were significantly higher in all groups of retinal detachment compared to the group of ERM. This evidence concerns the gene MIF and retinal detachment.