Tough posterior capsule opacity

Uday Devgan MD,

When a patient presents with a dense posterior sub-capsular cataract and there is difficulty removing all of the opacity, how aggressive should we be? We could do a posterior capsulorhexis or a YAG laser capsulotomy at a later date, but how do we make this decision?

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Published by Uday Devgan MD

Professor Uday Devgan MD is a Los Angeles Cataract Surgeon who authors CataractCoach.com to teach the best techniques of Cataract Surgery to Eye Surgeons from around the world.