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Treatment at a glance

Treatment Time

<10 mins

Anaesthetic

Numbing drops

Downtime

None

Longevity

Long term

Key Benefit

Safe and effective

What is YAG Capsulotomy?

Your consultant ophthalmologist will clean the implanted lens using a painless laser.

If judged to be appropriate, a YAG capsulotomy can be performed on the same day of your consultation. You will be able to go home as soon as the procedure is complete and will not experience any pain. YAG Capsulotomy is a very low risk procedure with a high success rate.

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Depending on the cloudiness of the lens, many patients can see improvements in their vision straight away. All procedures carry some degree of risk and you will be fully informed of all matters relating to the procedure by your consultant ophthalmologist.

Depending on the cloudiness of the lens, many patients can see improvements in their vision straight away. All procedures carry some degree of risk and you will be fully informed of all matters relating to the procedure by your consultant ophthalmologist.

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What are the benefits of YAG Capsulotomy?

  • Quick and effective outpatient procedure
  • Immediate visual improvement
  • Only 1 treatment required
  • Low risk of further complications

How is it performed?

  • 1.Your doctor will apply both pupil dilating and numbing eye drops to the affected eye
  • 2.A magnifying lens will be held close to the eye to allow the doctor to visualise the cloudy lens
  • 3.An Nd-Yag laser is used to apply low-energy pulses at the frosted back surface of the lens
  • 4.You may be prescribed a short course of anti-inflammatory drops
  • 5.You will not require any additional treatment because the cloudy capsule does not regrow after it is vaporised by the laser
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Frequently Asked Questions

Led by your personally assigned doctor, our clinical team will perform a thorough evaluation of your intraocular lenses. This will include a comprehensive eye examination in which your pupils are dilated.

During cataract surgery, your doctor makes a circular opening in the front facing capsule of the lens in order to remove the nucleus. The new intraocular lens is injected through this opening and is held in a secure position by the remaining capsule. In time, this capsule will shrink and wrap itself closely to the lens. Living cells in the capsule can form a new sheet of cells that frost the back surface of the lens. This is called Posterior Capsular Opacification (PCO).

You should not experience any pain or discomfort. The procedure typically lasts between 5 and 10 minutes. Once the cloudy capsule has been cleaned by the laser it cannot return.

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