title: YAG curios #1: repeat Nd:YAG laser posterior capsulotomy.
abstract: A descriptive case series of five patients identified either opportunistically or from a retrospective review of the laser register is presented. All underwent cataract surgery between 1995 and 1999 and required initial Nd:YAG laser posterior capsulotomy 15-30 months after surgery. They subsequently developed reclosure of the capsulotomy, necessitating repeat laser capsulotomy 11-82 months later. One patient, who received a hydrogel intraocular lens, required a third capsulotomy after a further 12 months. The rate of repeat Nd:YAG laser capsulotomy in our unit was 0.31%.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup, Kent, UK.
authors.forename: Hari
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jayaram
authors.forename: Gurmit
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Uppal
authors.forename: Charles E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Hugkulstone
authors.forename: Mary V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Gibbens
authors.forename: Lynda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Watt
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D007903:Lens Capsule, Crystalline / Q000601:surgery*; D007905:Lens Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018918:Phacoemulsification; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012008:Recurrence; D012086:Reoperation; D012189:Retrospective Studies