Evaluation of Nd:YAG laser capsulotomy results in patients who underwent cataract extraction and intraocular lens implantation with the endocapsular phacoemulsification method: Nd:YAG  results following phacoemulsification

Ali Asgar Yetkin

doi:10.28982/josam.7467

Authors

Ali Asgar Yetkin Department of Ophthalmology, Adiyaman University Faculty of Medicine, Adiyaman, Turkey https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4825-0004

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.28982/josam.7467

Keywords:

posterior capsular opacification, intraocular lens, Nd:YAG laser, capsulotomy, endocapsular phacoemulsification

Abstract

Background/Aim: Posterior capsular opacification (PCO) is a common complication that develops after cataract surgery, and it can be treated neodymium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet (Nd:YAG) laser capsulotomy. In this study, we aimed to investigate the effects of different intraocular lenses (IOLs) on the development of posterior capsule opacification (PCO), to determine the time between surgery and Nd:YAG laser capsulotomy, and to evaluate the efficacy, effectiveness, and complications of capsulotomy in patients who underwent cataract surgery with the phacoemulsification method and subsequently developed PCO.

Methods: The cohort study included one eye of each of 153 cases (63 males, 90 females) who underwent cataract surgery with the phacoemulsification method in our clinic from August 1, 2006, through August 1, 2008, and subsequently developed PCO. According to the type of IOL implanted, the cases were divided into three groups: polymethylmethacrylate IOL (Group 1), hydrophilic acrylic IOL (Group 2), and hydrophobic acrylic IOL (Group 3). The control examinations of the patients who underwent Nd:YAG laser capsulotomy were undertaken before capsulotomy and at the first week, first month, and third month after capsulotomy.

Results: Visual acuity improvement was detected in 96.7% of the 153 cases. It was determined that 9.1% of the cases had an intraocular pressure (IOP) increase of more than 5 mmHg at the third hour after capsulotomy and approached baseline values at the end of 1 week. The mean total energy used in all the cases was 37.20 (14.70) mjl. The mean total energy used in 14 patients with an IOP elevation of above 5 mmHg was 71.07 (10.59) mjl. Nd:YAG laser capsulotomy was performed at an average of 6.29 (4.91) months in Group 1, 7.81 (4.35) months in Group 2, and 17.7 (12.35) months in Group 3. After capsulotomy, clinically significant cystoid macular edema was observed in 1.9% of the cases, IOL damage in 3.9%, and vitreous hemorrhage in 0.6%.

Conclusion: In this study, the incidence of PCO development was found to be lower in the patients who underwent hydrophobic acrylic IOL implantation; therefore, this type of lens should be preferred for implantation. Although Nd:YAG laser capsulotomy is an outpatient treatment method that can be applied quickly and can increase visual acuity, it can also lead to complications. To eliminate most of these complications, it would be beneficial to minimize the energy used during the laser procedure.

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