BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE
To measure the foveal thickness change after Nd:YAG laser capsulotomy by optical coherence tomography (OCT).
PATIENTS AND METHODS
Fifty-four eyes of 54 patients who had posterior capsule opacification underwent Nd:YAG laser capsulotomy. OCT of the foveal region was performed preoperatively and postoperatively (on days 1 and 7 and months 1, 3, 6, and 12). The preoperative and postoperative measurements were compared.
RESULTS
The foveal thickness did not significantly change in the first year after laser treatment. Cystoid macular edema developed in only 1 patient (2%). Patient age and gender, time between surgery and laser capsulotomy, total laser shots, total laser energy, or mean laser energy per shot did not affect the foveal thickness.
CONCLUSION
Foveal thickness does not change in the first year after Nd:YAG laser capsulotomy, as determined by OCT.
[Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging 2010;41:67-71.]
AUTHORS
From the Department of Ophthalmology, Ankara Research and Training Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Accepted for publication December 16, 2008.
Presented in part as a poster at the 25th Congress of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, Stockholm, Sweden, September 8-12, 2007.
The authors have no financial or proprietary interest in the materials presented herein.
Address correspondence to Ugur E. Altiparmak, MD, Naci Cakir mah. 13. sok 3/21 Dikmen, Ankara Turkey.
doi: 10.3928/15428877-20091230-12
