title: Retinal detachment following Nd:YAG capsulotomy.
abstract: In a retrospective study of 862 patients undergoing Nd:YAG capsulotomy for secondary posterior capsule opacification after extracapsular cataract surgery, the prevalence of retinal detachment was found to be 1.4% with minimum follow-up of six months. Thirty-eight per cent of these detachments occurred within the first two months and 69% occurred within the first six months following capsulotomy. The increase in the prevalence of retinal detachment following Nd:YAG capsulotomy is most likely due to changes in the vitreous which occur when the posterior capsule is no longer intact.
authors.affiliation: Lions Eye Institute of Western Australia.
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Ambler
authors.forename: I J
authors.initials: IJ
authors.lastname: Constable
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies