title: Effect of preoperative YAG laser anterior capsulotomy on the incidence of posterior capsule opacification: ten year follow-up.
abstract: One hundred twenty-two patients, who were followed for ten years, had bilateral extracapsular cataract surgery with implantation of J-looped posterior chamber lenses between 1980 and 1981. On the first eye an anterior capsulotomy was performed with a pico-second YAG laser 12 to 20 hours before surgery; on the second eye a capsulotomy was performed manually at the time of surgery. Four of the eyes (3.27%) with laser capsulotomies had opacified posterior capsules after ten years; 61 of the eyes (50.00%) with manual capsulotomies had opacified capsules that had to be opened with a YAG laser.
authors.affiliation: Rothschild Eye Institute, Paris, France.
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Aron-Rosa
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Aron
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002386:Cataract / Q000209:etiology*; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007903:Lens Capsule, Crystalline / Q000601:surgery*; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011300:Preoperative Care; D012189:Retrospective Studies