What Is 'YAG Laser Capsulotomy'?
Following the cataract operation ( with or without IOL ) the 'posterior capsule' that has been left behind may, after a few months or few years, start becoming cloudy. When this happens the vision becomes blurred as if the
cataract is developing again. This condition is called 'after-cataract' and is quite common, occurring in 60-70 per cent patients at some time or the other after operation.
For useful vision to be restored a small opening has to be made in the centre of the capsule, done by LASER method.