Retinal detachment following Nd:YAG posterior capsulotomy
- 1 January 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Eye
- Vol. 1 (1) , 86-89
- https://doi.org/10.1038/eye.1987.13
Abstract
Five hundred and eighty-two patients who underwent Nd:YAG laser posterior capsulotomy at Moorfields Eye Hospital were reviewed retrospectively. Twelve patients (2 per cent), nine of whom were previously myopic, subsequently developed rhegmatogenous retinal detachment. Comparison with other studies suggests there is no greater risk of retinal detachment associated with Nd:YAG laser capsulotomy than with surgical discission. The relevance of the damage mechanisms of Nd:YAG lasers are discussed.This publication has 20 references indexed in Scilit:
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