Ciliochoroidal effusions after neodymium:YAG posterior capsulotomy: association with pre-existing glaucoma and uveitis.
Two patients with a history of glaucoma and a propensity for uveitis developed ciliochoroidal effusions following Nd:YAG laser posterior capsulotomy. Both patients experienced a waxing and waning course with eventual resolution of symptoms after a steroid regimen. The ciliochoroidal effusions were presumed to be secondary to uveitis induced by the YAG laser surgery. The role of glaucoma, previous surgeries, and an open posterior capsule is uncertain but may have predisposed these patients to ciliochoroidal detachment. We advise caution in performing YAG posterior capsulotomy in patients with glaucoma and a known propensity for uveitis.
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Deaconess Eye Institute, St. Louis University School of Medicine, Missouri.
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O'Donnell
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D000368:Aged; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D015862:Choroid Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D002924:Ciliary Body; D005260:Female; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007903:Lens Capsule, Crystalline / Q000601:surgery*; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000601:surgery*; D014130:Trabeculectomy; D014603:Uveal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D014605:Uveitis / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology*; D014792:Visual Acuity