title: Retinal detachment after neodymium:YAG laser posterior capsulotomy.
abstract: We reviewed the records of 397 patients who had undergone Nd:YAG laser posterior capsulotomy between July 1983 and August 1988. Of the 366 eyes that had been followed up for three months or more, 13 (3.6%) developed a retinal detachment after capsulotomy; of these 13 detachments, 11 (84.6%) occurred within the first year. The combination of male gender with axial myopia (greater than or equal to 25.00 mm), a history of lattice degeneration, or a history of retinal detachment in the fellow eye was a significant risk factor for the development of retinal detachment after YAG capsulotomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rickman-Barger
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Florine
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Larson
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Lindstrom
mesh_terms: D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D013997:Time Factors