title: Manuel's asteroid disruption technique.
abstract: A seventy-year-old male presented with dense asteroid hyalosis in both eyes. He had undergone cataract extraction in one eye 3 years ago, and the other eye had immature cataract. Both the autorefractor and dilated streak retinoscopy did not give readings and subjective visual improvement could not be achieved. Immediately following YAG posterior capsulotomy and anterior vitreous asteroid disruption, the vision improved to 20/20 with recordable auto refractor and streak retinoscopy values. Our initial experience indicates that the treatment is simple, safe and effective but needs controlled and prospective studies to confirm its long-term safety.
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Pushpagiri Medical College, Tiruvalla, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: John
authors.forename: Abraham
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ipe
authors.forename: Ivan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Jacob
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D058442:Capsule Opacification / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D053844:Lasers, Solid-State / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D018918:Phacoemulsification / Q000009:adverse effects*; D057852:Posterior Capsule of the Lens / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D064727:Posterior Capsulotomy / Q000379:methods*