title: Vitreoretinal changes associated with rise in intraocular pressure after Nd:YAG capsulotomy.
abstract: In a chart review of 100 consecutive Nd:YAG laser capsulotomies, six presumed risk factors of the rise in intraocular pressure (IOP) after capsulotomy were identified. A group of 15 patients in which the pressure rose to at least 10 mmHg above baseline postoperatively showed a significant (P less than or equal to 0.01) association with myopia, vitreoretinal disease, and vitreous prolapse into the anterior chamber. The previously known association of high pressures with glaucoma, a large capsular opening, or absence of a posterior chamber lens were also confirmed. There was no correlation between the energy used and IOP. These retrospective findings are suggestively consistent with the concept that injury to a liquefied vitreous may contribute to the IOP rise after capsulotomy.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000150:complications; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D053685:Laser Therapy; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009216:Myopia / Q000150:complications; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011391:Prolapse; D012160:Retina / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012306:Risk; D014822:Vitreous Body / Q000503:physiopathology*