title: Intraocular lens pupillary capture after neodymium:YAG laser treatment of interlenticular opacification of posterior chamber piggyback intraocular lenses.
abstract: A hyperopic 73-year-old woman had bilateral phacoemulsification with primary implantation of piggyback AcrySof intraocular lenses (IOLs) (Alcon) in the capsular bag. Interlenticular opacification (ILO) developed after 6 months in the left eye and after 2 years in the right eye. Treatment of the ILO in the left eye with a neodymium:YAG (Nd:YAG) laser resulted in pupillary capture of the optic of the anterior IOL. This case shows that despite using low energy levels, pupillary capture of the anterior IOL can occur after Nd:YAG laser treatment for ILO in piggyback IOLs.
authors.affiliation: Ophthalmology Department, Sunderland Eye Infirmary, City Hospitals, Sunderland NHS Trust, Sunderland, United Kingdom. sbpark6@gmail.com
authors.forename: Soo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ressiniotis
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wood
mesh_terms: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D000368:Aged; D002386:Cataract / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006956:Hyperopia / Q000601:surgery; D007499:Iris Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007903:Lens Capsule, Crystalline / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D018918:Phacoemulsification; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D000180:Acrylic Resins