[Complications following Nd: YAG laser posterior capsulotomy].
We used neodymium-YAG laser to perform discissions of the posterior capsules in 221 eyes of 203 patients who had undergone previous extracapsular cataract extractions. After a follow-up period ranging from 1-96 months, in the mean 10.5 months, 47.06% of the eyes achieved corrected visual acuities of > or = 0.5. The complications included rhegmatogenous retinal detachment in 3 eyes (1.36%) and bullous keratopathy in one eye (0.45%). Although cystoid macular edema and glaucoma were not seen in this series, they had been reported. The author suggests that patients undergoing Nd: YAG laser capsulotomies require ongoing medical observations to detect and treat these complications.
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Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007634:Keratitis / Q000209:etiology; D053685:Laser Therapy; D007903:Lens Capsule, Crystalline / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000209:etiology