title: YAG curios #2: Nd:YAG laser treatment following suction posterior capsulorhexis.
abstract: Suction posterior capsulorhexis (SPC) is a relatively new technique for creating a posterior capsulorhexis. We present a case series of seven patients who required Nd:YAG laser treatment 27 months after SPC. No patient had pre-existing risk factors for increased postoperative inflammation and all received a one-piece polymethylmethacrylate intraocular lens placed in-the-bag. Although it reduces the need for Nd:YAG laser treatment, SPC, like the more usual forceps posterior capsulorhexis, does not completely eliminate it.
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
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D019923:Capsulorhexis / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D007903:Lens Capsule, Crystalline / Q000473:pathology / 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; D013396:Suction / Q000379:methods*