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Last updated: 02/17/2009
The probability of a retinal detachment after capsulotomy is 1.6–1.9%. This represents a two-fold increase of retinal detachment over the rate for all patients undergoing cataract surgery, regardless if a posterior capsulotomy was done or not. Macular...
edema occurs in up to 2.5% of patients who undergo a laser capsulotomy and is more likely to occur when the capsulotomy is performed soon after cataract extraction, or in younger individuals. Rarely does glaucoma develop after laser capsulotomy, although as many as two-thirds of patients will experience transient increased intraocular pressure.
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Laser posterior capsulotomy, or YAG laser capsulotomy, is a noninvasive procedure performed on the eye to remove the opacification (cloudiness) that develops on the posterior capsule of the lens of the eye after extraction of a cataract. This differs from the anterior capsulotomy that the surgeon makes during cataract extraction to remove a cataract and implant an intraocular lens (IOL). Laser posterior capsulotomy is performed with Nd:YAG laser, which uses a wavelength to disrupt the opacification on the posterior lens capsule. The energy emitted from the laser forms a hole in the lens capsule, removing a central area of the opacification. This posterior capsule opacification (PCO) is also referred to as a secondary cataract.
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Approximately 56% of all patients achieve results of 20/20 or better and over 90% achieve 20/40 or better (which is good enough to drive without corrective lenses in most regions).1 Those with moderate to high myopia (greater than 7 diopters) have a lesser chance of achieving that result. As technique and technology improve, the results continue to improve.
From: Eye Surgery Education Council
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