title: Treating capsule contraction syndrome with a femtosecond laser.
abstract: We describe a technique that uses a femtosecond laser (femtosecond laser pseudophakic capsulotomy) to treat capsule contraction syndrome (capsule phimosis) that may occur after cataract surgery and intraocular lens (IOL) implantation. Enlarging the capsulotomy with a femtosecond laser may offer advantages over the existing treatment methods, neodymium:YAG laser capsulotomy and manual extension of the capsulorhexis.
  
  
  
  None of the authors has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.
authors.affiliation: From the Augenklinik am Neumarkt, Köln, Germany. Electronic address: info@augenportal.de.
authors.forename: Georg
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gerten
authors.affiliation: From the Augenklinik am Neumarkt, Köln, Germany.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schultz
authors.affiliation: From the Augenklinik am Neumarkt, Köln, Germany.
authors.forename: Uwe
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Oberheide
mesh_terms: D019923:Capsulorhexis; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D053844:Lasers, Solid-State; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular; D011183:Postoperative Complications