[Retinal detachment following posterior capsulotomy using a YAG laser]

This work analyzes 9 cases of retinal detachment occurred after posterior capsulotomy with Yag laser. No relationship has been found between the timing of the Yag capsulotomy after cataract extraction, and seriousness or precocity of the retinal detachment. The size of the capsulotomy does not seem to play a main part either. The study shows the part of the posterior capsule and the importance of associated risks (myopia, peripheral degenerative lesions, previous retinal detachment in the fellow eye). The role of the Yag laser treatment seems doubtful.