title: Optimal incision diameter in YAG laser capsulotomy.
abstract: As YAG laser capsulotomy has become increasingly popular, concern over its side effects has grown. Because side effects appear to be dose related, they are minimized by using the smallest incision consistent with good optical performance of the eye. This paper uses diffraction theory to calculate the minimum incision diameter necessary to allow a patient to achieve optimum acuity.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D007903:Lens Capsule, Crystalline / Q000601:surgery*; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000601:surgery*; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D055095:Optics and Photonics