Clinical experience with Nd:YAG laser vitreolysis in the anterior segment.
The clinical experience of two surgeons performing Nd:YAG laser anterior vitreolysis to disrupt vitreous strands adherent to surgical wounds with and without pupillary distortions and/or cystoid macular edema is presented. We describe our technique. The results indicate that vision improved in 50% of the cases, with visual acuity improving from 20/40 or better in three of 20 eyes preoperatively to 11 of 20 eyes postoperatively. No adverse effects or complications occurred in any of our 20 patients. Neodymium:YAG laser vitreolysis should be considered presently as the method of choice for initial treatment of vitreous strands incarcerated in the wound.
Levy
J H
JH
New York Eye Surgery Center, Bronx 10469.
Pisacano
A M
AM
D000869:Anterior Eye Segment / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008269:Macular Edema / Q000601:surgery; D014822:Vitreous Body / Q000601:surgery*