May 2004
Volume 45, Issue 13
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ARVO Annual Meeting Abstract  |   May 2004
Posterior vitreous detachment after posterior capsulotomy
A.J. M. Rodovalho; B.A. Nassaralla; J.J. Nassaralla
Author Affiliations & Notes
  • A.J. M. Rodovalho
    Cornea and Cataract,
    Instituto de Olhos de Goiania, Goiania, Brazil
  • B.A. Nassaralla
    Cornea and Refractive Surgery,
    Instituto de Olhos de Goiania, Goiania, Brazil
  • J.J. Nassaralla
    Retina and Vitreous, UNB, UFMG e Instituto de Olhos de Goiania,, Goiania, Brazil
  • Footnotes
    Commercial Relationships  A.J.M. Rodovalho, None; B.A. Nassaralla, None; J.J. Nassaralla, None.
  • Footnotes
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Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science May 2004, Vol.45, 2042. doi:
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      A.J. M. Rodovalho, B.A. Nassaralla, J.J. Nassaralla; Posterior vitreous detachment after posterior capsulotomy . Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2004;45(13):2042.

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Abstract

Abstract: : Purpose: To analyse whether retinal detachment (RD) after neodymium:YAG (Nd:YAG) laser posterior capsulotomy (PC) is related to a greater incidence of posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) and whether vitreous status at the time of PC is useful in predicting the risk for RD. Methods: 200 eyes of 200 patients were included in this study: 60 eyes that underwent Nd:YAG laser PC after extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE) (G1), 60 eyes that had ECCE with IOL implantation (G2) and 80 eyes that had no surgery and were used as a control group (G3). Results: The prevalence of PVD was similar between G1 and G2 (73.4% and 70.2%, respectively) but was significantly lower in G3 (53.8%). There was no significant difference between groups in the development of PVD in eyes with attached vitreous at baseline (21%, G1; 14.2%, G2; 20.2%, G3). Conclusions: The prevalence of PVD was significantly higher in eyes after ECCE when compared to phakic eyes. Nd:YAG laser PC, was not associated with significantly higher incidence of new PVD; therefore, the presence or absence of PVD at the time of PC is not helpful in assessing the risk for RD in the first year after laser treatment.

Keywords: vitreous • retinal detachment • retina 
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