Prevalence of different Nd:YAG Laser induced complication in patients with significant posterior capsule opacification and their correlation with time duration after standard cataract surgery.

Aurangzeb Shaikh¹*, Faheemullah Shaikh², Jai Ram Adwani³ and Ziauddin Ahmed Shaikh⁴

¹ Department of Ophthalmology, LUMHS Eye Hospital, Hyderabad, Pakistan.

²Department of Ophthalmology, LUMHS, Eye Hospital, Hyderabad, Pakistan.

³Department of Ophthalmology, Unit-I, Dow University of Health Science, and PCB Cell, Civil Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.

⁴Department of Ophthalmology, PMC Hospital Nawabshah, Pakistan.

*Corresponding author, E-mail: zebshaikh@hotmail.com.  Tel: +92-21-2775445.

Accepted  16  October, 2009

   Abstract

To determine the prevalence of different types of eye complication due to Nd: YAG laser posterior capsulotomy and its correlation with postoperative time duration following cataract surgery. Eyes underwent ND: YAG Laser posterior capsulotomy (on average 6 months to 3 years) after implantation of Intraocular lens (IOL) in posterior chamber of the eye. Determination of different types of Nd: YAG Laser induced complications in relation with postoperative time duration. We found a higher prevalence of post YAG laser AC reaction, Rasised intraocular pressure (IOP), IOL damage, vitreous reaction, macular and retinal damage. Nd: YAG Laser posterior capsulotomy is almost equally safe when performed after six months of cataract surgery. 

Key words: Nd:YAG Laser, posterior capsule opacification (PCO), intraocular lens (IOL), anterior chamber (AC), macular edema, vitreous hemorrhage, glaucoma.