Posterior capsulotomy at the Hospital General Docente “Dr. Agostinho Neto”

Abstract

Introduction: the opacification of the posterior capsule remains the most frequent late postoperative complication following cataract surgery. Objective: to determine the visual outcomes obtained in the performance of posterior capsulotomy with the NIDEK YAG C-1800 equipment in 75 patients with opacification of the posterior capsule (150 eyes) who were attended in the Ophthalmology Center setted at the Hospital General Docente “Dr. Agostinho Neto” in Guantánamo, from April 2015 to April 2019. Method: a longitudinal, prospective and descriptive study was carried out in patients diagnosed with posterior capsule opacity, who underwent posterior capsulotomy in the aforementioned center. Variables studied were as follow: age, sex, visual acuity corrected with glasses (VA.cc) (3 mounths after surgery), and complications encountered. Results: the 57.3% of the total were over 75 years of age, and 62% were female. Fibrous metaplasia was the most frequent posterior capsule opacity found after laser application (57.3%) and the 74.7% of patients evolved with good visual acuity (≥0,6). The most frequent complication was transient elevation of ocular pressure (32.7%). Conclusions: posterior capsulotomy with NIDEK YAG C-1800 proved to be effective, as surgical procedure, in patients diagnosed with posterior capsule opacity, most patients achieved visual acuity over 0.5. There were minimum complications related to the procedure.

Keywords

• opacidad de cápsula posterior
• cirugía de catarata
• lentes intraoculares