Neodymium:YAG Laser Posterior Capsulotomy: The First 100 Cases at UCLA
- 1 January 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SLACK, Inc. in Ophthalmic Surgery, Lasers and Imaging Retina
- Vol. 16 (1) , 24-28
- https://doi.org/10.3928/1542-8877-19850101-04
Abstract
Initial anatomic success was reported in 97 of the first 100 neodymium:YAG [yttrium-aluminum-garnet] laser posterior capsulotomies performed at the Jules Stein Eye Institute [California, USA]. Visual acuity improved in 90 patients, was unchanged in 5, and decreased in 5. In the 5 patients with decreased visual acuity after posterior capsulotomy, the decrease was unrelated to capsulotomy and caused by progression of preexisting retinal disease. Experience suggests that attention to patient evaluation and surgical technique can help minimize complications and assure best results.This publication has 11 references indexed in Scilit:
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