Photocoagulation-induced lens opacity.
Lens opacities secondary to argon laser photocoagulation were seen in six eyes of four patients undergoing treatment for subretinal neovascular membrane and diabetic retinopathy. Laser-induced lens opacities were multiple, grayish-white, and localized at the junction of the nucleus and anterior cortex of the lens. These lens opacities were stable and nonprogressive. Laser-induced lens opacities are a potential complication of photocoagulation treatment in patients with nuclear sclerosis.
D000368:Aged; D002386:Cataract / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D003930:Diabetic Retinopathy / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D007834:Lasers / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000473:pathology; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000473:pathology