Open AccessYAG curios #2: Nd:YAG laser treatment following suction posterior capsulorhexis
Author(s) -
Jayaram Hari,
Uppal Gurmit,
Hugkulstone Charles E.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1600-0420
pISSN - 1395-3907
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0420.2005.00415.x
Subject(s) - capsulorhexis , medicine , forceps , suction , ophthalmology , surgery , laser , lens (geology) , phacoemulsification , optics , visual acuity , mechanical engineering , engineering , physics
. Suction posterior capsulorhexis (SPC) is a relatively new technique for creating a posterior capsulorhexis. We present a case series of seven patients who required Nd:YAG laser treatment 27 months after SPC. No patient had pre‐existing risk factors for increased postoperative inflammation and all received a one‐piece polymethylmethacrylate intraocular lens placed in‐the‐bag. Although it reduces the need for Nd:YAG laser treatment, SPC, like the more usual forceps posterior capsulorhexis, does not completely eliminate it.