title: Nd:YAG laser photocystotomy of a free-floating pigmented anterior vitreous cyst.
abstract: An 8-year-old girl presented with a free-floating pigmented cyst in the anterior vitreous causing a large, visually disturbing floater. A simple laser photocystotomy with a single-frequency Nd:YAG laser resulted in a reduction in the size of the cyst but persistence of the floater. An attempt at further laser fragmentation of the cyst resulted in iatrogenic cataract formation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Government Medical College Hospital, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Rajeev
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Bir Kamal Singh
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Pannu
authors.forename: Sonia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bhargav
authors.forename: Subina
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Narang
authors.forename: Sunandan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sood
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014822:Vitreous Body / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*