Neodymium:YAG laser capsulotomy in vitrectomized pseudophakic eyes with persistent endotamponade
Purpose: To evaluate the feasibility and limits of neodymium:YAG (Nd:YAG) laser capsulotomy in eyes with persistent endotamponade. Setting: Department of Ophthalmology, University Cologne, Cologne, Germany. Methods: In this consecutive series, an Nd:YAG laser capsulotomy was performed by 1 surgeon i...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of cataract and refractive surgery 2003-12, Vol.29 (12), p.2385-2389 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Purpose:
To evaluate the feasibility and limits of neodymium:YAG (Nd:YAG) laser capsulotomy in eyes with persistent endotamponade.
Setting:
Department of Ophthalmology, University Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
Methods:
In this consecutive series, an Nd:YAG laser capsulotomy was performed by 1 surgeon in 6 eyes with posterior capsule opacification (PCO) and persistent endotamponade caused by proliferative vitreoretinopathy. The endotamponade was with silicone oil (5000 centistokes) in 5 eyes and with perfluorohexyloctane (F
6H
8) in 1 eye. Also evaluated were 6 vitrectomized eyes without endotamponade that had an Nd:YAG laser capsulotomy for PCO by the same surgeon. All 12 eyes were pseudophakic. The mean follow-up after capsulotomy was approximately 6 months (range 2 to 12 months). Follow-up examinations included visual acuity, intraocular pressure measurement, and IOL centration and capsule reopacification evaluation.
Results:
The total energy required was higher in eyes with persistent endotamponade. In 3 of these eyes, the laser capsulotomy could not be successfully completed and was surgically enhanced. The laser capsulotomy in eyes without endotamponade was successful in all cases. Complete reopacification occurred in 2 eyes with persistent endotamponade within 2 months and in no eye without endotamponade. Improvement in visual acuity was limited in all eyes because of retinal pathology.
Conclusions:
Neodymium:YAG laser capsulotomy in pseudophakic eyes with persistent endotamponade was successful but had a relatively high reintervention rate. The visual prognosis was limited in all cases because of retinal pathology. |
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ISSN: | 0886-3350 1873-4502 |
DOI: | 10.1016/S0886-3350(03)00248-7 |