Research Article More Information *Address for Correspondence: Sudeep Navule Two different patterns and outcome of Siddappa, Department of Ophthalmology, Hassan Institute of Medical Sciences, Hassan, Karnataka, India, Tel: +91 7975077601, 7411490633; neodymium YAG capsulotomy Email:
[email protected] Submitted: 08 January 2020 Sudeep Navule Siddappa*, Darshan Shivaura Mahalingu, Approved: 24 February 2020 Rakesha Anjenappa and Tintu Susan Joy Published: 25 February 2020 How to cite this article: Siddappa SN, Mahalingu Department of Ophthalmology, Hassan Institute of Medical Sciences, Hassan, Karnataka, India DS, Anjenappa R, Joy TS. Two different patterns and outcome of neodymium YAG capsulotomy. Introduction Int J Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2020; 4: 012-014. DOI: dx.doi.org/10.29328/journal.ijceo.1001027 Visual impairment is a global health problem. Cataract is Copyright: © 2020 Siddappa SN, et al. This responsible for 50% of blindness worldwide [1]. is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, Posterior capsular opaciication is the most common late which permits unrestricted use, distribution, complication of cataract surgery as a result of proliferation and reproduction in any medium, provided the of residual lens epithelial cells overall 25% of patients original work is properly cited. undergoing extra-capsular cataract surgery develops visually signiicant PCO within 5 years of the operation [2]. Nd: YAG laser provides the advantage of cutting the OPEN ACCESS posterior lens capsule, thereby avoiding and minimizing infection, wound leaks, and other complication of intraocular 1. Evident posterior capsular thickening/opaciication on surgery. Thus Nd:YAG laser capsulotomy is noninvasive, examination with slit lamp. effective and relatively safe technique [3]. 2.