Intraocular Pressure Change Following Nd: YAG Laser Posterior Capsulotomy in After Cataract.

Park, Han Joon; Kim, Jong Wook; Kim, Yong Sik

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 2000;41(11):2338-2342.
Published online November 1, 2000.

Intraocular Pressure Change Following Nd: YAG Laser Posterior Capsulotomy in After Cataract.

Han Joon Park, Jong Wook Kim, Yong Sik Kim

¹Department of Ophthalmology, Konyang Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
²Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Konyang University #685 Kasuwon-dong, Seo-ku, Taejeon, 302-241, Korea.
³Seoul Eye Clinic, Seoul, Korea.

후발백내장 환자에서 Nd : YAG 레이저 치료 후 안압 변화

박한준(Han Joon Park),김종욱(Jong Wook Kim),김용식(Yong Sik Kim)

Abstract

Intraocular pressures (IOP)were measured following Neodymium (Nd): YAG laser posterior capsulotomy in 51 pseudophakic eyes which had been treated with phacoemulsification and intraocular lens in the bag.Group 1 was no medical treated, group 2 was treated with 0.5%apraclonidine preoperatively, group 3 was treated with fluorometholone postoperatively, and group 4 was treated with 0.5%apraclonidine preoperatively and with fluorometholone postoperatively.IOP was measured preoperatively and 1, 3, 24 hours and 1 week postoperatively.Four eyes (7.8%)had greater than 5 mmHg elevation of IOP (1 eye in group 1, 3 eyes in group 3)and all of them decreased IOP to normal level within 3 hours.In summary, there was no or little IOP elevation without any medical treatment in eyes which had been treated with phacoemulsification and intraocular lens in the bag and had intact posterior lens capsule.

Key Words: After cataract;Nd:YAG laser posterior capsulotomy;Intraocular pressure