title: Retrospective study of retinal detachment following neodymium:YAG laser posterior capsulotomy.
abstract: A retrospective study of 1,000 cases that had Nd:YAG laser posterior capsulotomy after cataract surgery is presented. We analyzed the correlation of the patient's age, axial length of the eye, method of cataract surgery, and laser parameters (exposures, energy, and burst mode) with the incidence of retinal detachment (1.6% overall). The highest risk for retinal detachment (12.3%) was in patients with an axial eye length of 26.1 mm to 28.0 mm. The average age of patients with retinal detachments was 60.6 years, ten years younger than the collective average age. Laser parameters, such as energy, exposures, and burst mode, and the method of cataract surgery (extracapsular or phacoemulsification) did not correlate with the incidence of retinal detachment. After surgical treatment of the 16 retinal detachments, a good postoperative visual acuity (better than 20/40) was achieved in most cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microsurgery of the Eye, University Hospitals Bonn, West Germany.
authors.forename: M U
authors.initials: MU
authors.lastname: Dardenne
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Gerten
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kokkas
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kermani
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001699:Biometry; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007903:Lens Capsule, Crystalline / Q000601:surgery*; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D013997:Time Factors