Prevention and treatment of posterior capsular opacification / 国际眼科杂志(Guoji Yanke Zazhi)

ABSTRACT

Posterior capsular opacification (PCO) is the most common complication that leads to loss of vision after cataract surgery.Neodymium dopedYttrium-Aluminum-Garnet (NdYag) laser capsulotomy is a common treatment for PCO, but still associated with several complications.In the past decades, the prevention and treatment of PCO have always been a hot spot of research in ophthalmology.This review will address the advances in the prevention and treatment of PCO in the aspects of surgical techniques and types of intraocular lens (IOL).