Visually Disturbing Vitreous Floaters following Neodymium-Doped Yttrium Aluminum Garnet Capsulotomy: A Single-Center Case Series

Visually Disturbing Vitreous Floaters following Neodymium-Doped Yttrium Aluminum Garnet Capsulotomy: A Single-Center Case Series

This study aimed to report the risk factors and treatment outcomes of visually disturbing vitreous opacities after neodymium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet (Nd:YAG) laser posterior capsulotomy. This was a retrospective observational case series study that included 6 patients who underwent vitrectomy...

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Veröffentlicht in:Case Reports in Ophthalmology 2022-06, Vol.13 (2), p.511-516
Hauptverfasser: Sim, Ha Eun, Baik, Seung Hwa, Hwang, Je-Hyung
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Age
Aluminum
Case Report
Case reports
Cataracts
Diabetic retinopathy
Energy
Eye
Eye surgery
General anesthesia
Lasers
Magnetic alloys
Medical records
Medical research
Medicine, Experimental
neodymium-doped yttrium garnet laser
Ophthalmology
Pearls
posterior capsule opacification
Rare earth metals
Surgery
vitrectomy
vitreous opacity
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Zusammenfassung:This study aimed to report the risk factors and treatment outcomes of visually disturbing vitreous opacities after neodymium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet (Nd:YAG) laser posterior capsulotomy. This was a retrospective observational case series study that included 6 patients who underwent vitrectomy for vitreous opacities after Nd:YAG laser capsulotomy. The patients’ medical records from January 2017 to June 2020 were reviewed. Seven eyes of 6 patients who underwent pars plana vitrectomy for visually disturbing vitreous opacities were included in this study. The mean duration between Nd:YAG capsulotomy and vitrectomy was 8.57 ± 1.27 months. The posterior capsule opacification was proliferative with a pearl form in all patients. Visual acuity improved significantly after vitrectomy. Nd:YAG laser causes visually disturbing vitreous opacities. Vitrectomy was an effective treatment for these opacities.
ISSN:1663-2699
1663-2699
DOI:10.1159/000525335