TO STUDY THE VISUAL OUTCOME AFTER ND:YAG LASER POSTERIOR CAPSULOTOMY

DR. VIMAL J. VYAS; DR.LAXMI D. AHIR; DR BHOLESH RATNA

Volume : V, Issue : X, October - 2016

TO STUDY THE VISUAL OUTCOME AFTER ND:YAG LASER POSTERIOR CAPSULOTOMY

Dr. Vimal J. Vyas, Dr. Laxmi D. Ahir, Dr Bholesh Ratna

Abstract :

TITLE:The study of visual outcome after Nd:YAG laser posterior capsulotomy.PURPOSE::To find out different types of posterior capsular opacification.,To determine the visual outcome and complications after Nd:YAG laser in posterior capsular opacification..METHOD:This is a prospective interventional case study carried on 300 eyes age group from 40 years and above,who had posterior capsular opacification and were undergone Nd:YAGpcotomy in Department of Ophthalmology, P. D. U. Govt. Medical College, Rajkot during period of March 2014 to April 2015. All patients underwent preoperative assessment for visual acuity, anterior segment and posterior segment examination, IOP measurement by Schiotz tonometer. After Nd: YagCapsulotomy patients were assessed for visual acuity on 1st and 4th week and the results analysed.RESULT: Out of 300 patients 216 patients had vision >6/12 at end of 1 week after Nd:YAG and 236 had vision >6/12 at end of 4 week after Nd:YAG.AfterNd:YAG 18 patients hadraised intraocular pressure, 24 patients had IOL pitting,6 patients had vitreous in anterior chamber,6 patients had anterior uveitis,no patients had Retinal detachment and 246 patients had no complications.CONCLUSION:Nd:YAG laser capsulotomy is a safe and effective method to treat posterior capsular opacification. It is a non invasive and avoids all the complications of surgical capsulotomy.Nd:YAG laser procedure can improve visual acuityimmediately,which can be further improved by optical correction(BCVA). KEY WORDS: visual outcome,Nd:YAG laser, posterior capsulotomy, posterior capsular opacification, complication, final visual acuity