Open AccessHinged capsulotomy - Does it decrease floaters after yttrium aluminum garnet laser capsulotomy?
Author(s) -
Fateme Alipour,
Mahmoud Jabbarvand,
Hesam Hashemian,
Seyedeh Simindokht Hosseini,
Mehdi Khodaparast
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
middle east african journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.357
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0975-1599
pISSN - 0974-9233
DOI - 10.4103/0974-9233.159761
Subject(s) - capsulotomy , medicine , posterior capsulotomy , posterior capsule opacification , surgery , randomized controlled trial , ophthalmology , visual acuity , phacoemulsification , intraocular lens
The objective was to compare conventional circular yttrium aluminum garnet (YAG) laser capsulotomy with hinged capsulotomy to manage posterior capsular opacification (PCO).