A cloudy lens implant

friday482March 13, 2016March 13, 2016Patient Casescataract surgery complications corneal edema, cataract surgery problems risks, cataract symptoms, cataracts, hazy posterior capsule cloudy IOL, nuclear cataract, poor vision after cataract surgery, posterior capsule opacification, Yag laser capsulotomy

A common cataract surgery complications is a posterior capsule opacity in the lens implant.

Posterior capsule opacity or PCO. This is a common complication of cataract surgery that makes vision cloudy. In a YAG laser capsulotomy, the hazy capsule is removed, and vision becomes clear again.

A procedure called a YAG laser capsulotomy can quickly and effectively restore vision following posterior capsular opacification.