Marked intraocular pressure rise following Nd:YAG laser capsulotomy.
A Nd:YAG laser was used to perform a posterior capsulotomy on a patient one and a half years after phacoemulsification. Within 24 hours the intraocular pressure had increased to 67 mm Hg despite pre-treatment with timolol and acetazolamide. Intraocular pressure eventually returned to pre-capsulotomy levels after several days. A mechanism is postulated for the particularly high pressures encountered in this case.
D000328:Adult; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D007834:Lasers / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D009798:Ocular Hypertension / Q000209:etiology*