https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/639038
Title: | Influence of laser posterior capsulotomy on anterior chamber depth, refraction, and intraocular pressure | Authors: | Hu, Chao Yu LIN-CHUNG WOUNG Wang, Meng Chi Jian, Jeen Hon |
Issue Date: | 9-Oct-2000 | Journal Volume: | 26 | Journal Issue: | 8 | Source: | Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery | Abstract: | Purpose: To evaluate the effect of neodymium:YAG (Nd:YAG) laser posterior capsulotomy on anterior chamber depth (ACD), intraocular pressure (lOP), and refraction, including spherical equivalent (SE) and various forms of astigmatism. Setting: Taipei Municipal Yang-Ming Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan. Methods: Fifty-three eyes of 46 patients with posterior capsule opacification were included in this prospective study. An Nd:YAG laser was used to perform posterior capsulotomy. Patients' ACD, IOP, and refraction were measured before the capsulotomy and 30 minutes, 1 week, and 1 and 3 months after. Results: There were no statistically significant differences in ACD, IOP, or SE (P = .201, P = .465, and P = .109, respectively). However, there were significant decreases in the magnitudes of refractive astigmatism and residual astigmatism after laser treatment (P = .012 and P < .001, respectively). Conclusions: Although an Nd:YAG laser posterior capsulotomy did not significantly change ACD, IOP, or SE, it decreased the magnitudes of refractive astigmatism and residual astigmatism 1 week postoperatively. These stabilized thereafter. (C) 2000 ASCRS and ESCRS. |
URI: | https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/639038 | ISSN: | 08863350 | DOI: | 10.1016/S0886-3350(00)00453-3 |
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