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  • Title: [Incidence of retinal detachment after treatment with the Nd:YAG laser].
    Author: Behrendt S, Giess L, Duncker G.
    Journal: Fortschr Ophthalmol; 1991; 88(6):809-11. PubMed ID: 1794809.
    Abstract:
    Two hundred fifty patients were examined after Nd:YAG laser capsulotomy and 330 patients retrospectively after Nd:YAG laser iridotomy. Retinal detachment followed in 3.6% of the capsulotomies. No correlation was found between the number of exposures or applied total energy and the risk for retinal detachment. The risk for retinal detachment, however, was found to be increased considerably by myopia and aphakia. After iridotomy, retinal detachment occurred in only one case, although similar energy levels were used for both procedures.
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