title: Neodymium: YAG laser discission of postoperative pupillary membrane: peripheral photodisruption.
abstract: Eight eyes in six consecutive Caucasian women who developed postoperative pupillary membrane in the visual axis were treated with a neodymium:YAG (Nd:YAG) laser using a peripheral quadrantic disruption technique. All patients had outpatient cataract extraction with or without trabeculectomy under local anesthesia. One patient had penetrating keratoplasty. In all cases, the pupillary membrane disappeared. Visual acuity improved to 6/6 except in two eyes, one in a patient with Down's syndrome, making it difficult to assess best corrected visual acuity, and the other in a patient with myopic macular changes. No significant complications occurred.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Stobhill NHS Trust, Glasgow, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Virdi
authors.forename: Z A
authors.initials: ZA
authors.lastname: Beirouty
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Saba
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001485:Basement Membrane / Q000601:surgery; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007498:Iris / Q000601:surgery*; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D011680:Pupil; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014130:Trabeculectomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014792:Visual Acuity