Capsulectomy and membranectomy with the argon laser.
Using the argon laser photocoagulator, I created openings in opacified posterior capsules and secondary membranes in ten eyes with resulting improvement in visual acuity. Eight of these eyes had implanted intraocular lenses. There was no evidence of damage to the intraocular lens or to the ocular structures. All openings remained patent during the follow-up period.
D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D007903:Lens Capsule, Crystalline / Q000601:surgery*; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000601:surgery*; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D008028:Light Coagulation; D014792:Visual Acuity