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Case Reports
. 1984 Feb;15(2):103-4.

Marked intraocular pressure rise following Nd:YAG laser capsulotomy

W T Parker, G S Clorfeine, R D Stocklin
  • PMID: 6546789
Case Reports

Marked intraocular pressure rise following Nd:YAG laser capsulotomy

W T Parker et al. Ophthalmic Surg. 1984 Feb.

Abstract

A Nd:YAG laser was used to perform a posterior capsulotomy on a patient one and a half years after phacoemulsification. Within 24 hours the intraocular pressure had increased to 67 mm Hg despite pre-treatment with timolol and acetazolamide. Intraocular pressure eventually returned to pre-capsulotomy levels after several days. A mechanism is postulated for the particularly high pressures encountered in this case.

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