2002年10月
Elschnig pearl formation along the neodymium: YAG laser posterior capsulotomy margin - Long-term follow-up
JOURNAL OF CATARACT AND REFRACTIVE SURGERY
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- 巻
- 28
- 号
- 10
- 開始ページ
- 1809
- 終了ページ
- 1813
- 記述言語
- 英語
- 掲載種別
- DOI
- 10.1016/S0886-3350(02)01222-1
- 出版者・発行元
- ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
Purpose: To examine the long-term occurrence and course of Elschnig pearl (string of pearls) formation along neodymium:YAG (Nd:YAG) laser posterior capsulotomy margins.
Setting: Department of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo,Japan.
Methods: The clinical records of eyes having an Nd:YAG posterior capsulotomy to treat posterior capsule opacification after cataract surgery were retrospectively reviewed. Kaplan-Meier and Cox proportional hazards analysis were performed.
Results: Among 201 eyes, string of pearls developed in 139 (69.2%). The mean follow-up after the Nd:YAG posterior capsulotomy was 32.1 months +/- 25.3 (SD). At 2 years, the cumulative probability of developing string of pearls was 77.0% (95% confidence interval [Cl], 70.6%-83.4%), after which it reached a plateau. Among the 139 eyes, 100 had sufficient data to be reviewed to assess the long-term outcome (mean follow-up from Nd:YAG posterior capsulotomy, 43.7 +/- 26.0 months). A second Nd:YAG posterior capsulotomy was performed in 18 eyes (18.0%) to treat progression of string of pearls, typically within 2 years after the initial Nd:YAG capsulotomy. The string of pearls disappeared spontaneously in 31 eyes (31.0%). The probability of disappearance was 80.4% (95% Cl, 63.4%-97.4%) 8 years after the Nd:YAG posterior capsulotomy. Cox proportional hazards analysis identified no factor significantly favoring the disappearance of the string of pearls.
Conclusions: String of pearls was a common complication after Nd:YAG laser posterior capsulotomy. About 20% of cases were progressive and required a second capsulotomy; however, most regressed over several years. (C) 2002 ASCRS and ESCRS.
Setting: Department of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo,Japan.
Methods: The clinical records of eyes having an Nd:YAG posterior capsulotomy to treat posterior capsule opacification after cataract surgery were retrospectively reviewed. Kaplan-Meier and Cox proportional hazards analysis were performed.
Results: Among 201 eyes, string of pearls developed in 139 (69.2%). The mean follow-up after the Nd:YAG posterior capsulotomy was 32.1 months +/- 25.3 (SD). At 2 years, the cumulative probability of developing string of pearls was 77.0% (95% confidence interval [Cl], 70.6%-83.4%), after which it reached a plateau. Among the 139 eyes, 100 had sufficient data to be reviewed to assess the long-term outcome (mean follow-up from Nd:YAG posterior capsulotomy, 43.7 +/- 26.0 months). A second Nd:YAG posterior capsulotomy was performed in 18 eyes (18.0%) to treat progression of string of pearls, typically within 2 years after the initial Nd:YAG capsulotomy. The string of pearls disappeared spontaneously in 31 eyes (31.0%). The probability of disappearance was 80.4% (95% Cl, 63.4%-97.4%) 8 years after the Nd:YAG posterior capsulotomy. Cox proportional hazards analysis identified no factor significantly favoring the disappearance of the string of pearls.
Conclusions: String of pearls was a common complication after Nd:YAG laser posterior capsulotomy. About 20% of cases were progressive and required a second capsulotomy; however, most regressed over several years. (C) 2002 ASCRS and ESCRS.
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- DOI : 10.1016/S0886-3350(02)01222-1
- ISSN : 0886-3350
- Web of Science ID : WOS:000178670400022