1Assistant Professor, Dept. of Ophthalmology, Adichunchanagiri Institute of Medical Sciences, Mandya, Karnataka
2Junior Resident, Dept. of Ophthalmology, Adichunchanagiri Institute of Medical Sciences, Mandya, Karnataka
*Corresponding Author: Email: drpdinesh@gmail.com
Online published on 23 February, 2018.
To evaluate the safety and the efficacy of Neodymium Yttrium Aluminium Garnet (Nd: YAG) laser capsulotomy in the management of posterior capsular opacification in a rural population.
An interventional prospective study conducted for a period of eighteen months about the safety and efficacy of Nd: YAG laser capsulotomy in the management of posterior capsular opacification (PCO).
Study demonstrates that the pearl type (59%) of PCO is commonest, grade II PCO (52%) is commonest followed by grade III (39%). Post Nd: YAG laser capsulotomy, best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) of 6/9 was achieved in about 48% of the patients and 6/6 BCVA was achieved in about 22% of the patients.
It is an outpatient procedure. The procedure is a non-invasive, simple, efficient, safe and economical in the management of PCO with minimal complications.
Laser posterior capsulotomy, NdYAG laser, Posterior capsular opacification
