Long-term follow-up of Nd:YAG laser posterior capsulotomy

1984 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 164-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard H. Keates ◽  
Roger F. Steinert ◽  
Carmen A. Puliafito ◽  
Shirley K. Maxwell
Keyword(s):  
Nd:Yag Laser ◽  
Posterior Capsulotomy ◽  
Long Term Follow Up

scholarly journals Long-term follow-up of neodymium:YAG laser anterior capsulotomy for the treatment of anterior capsular phimosis

2018 ◽  
Vol 46 (9) ◽  
pp. 3692-3697 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hehua Ye ◽  
Jiming Zhang ◽  
Yiyong Qian
Keyword(s):  
Nd:Yag Laser ◽  
Case Series ◽  
Anterior Capsule ◽  
Long Term Study ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Long Term Follow Up ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Anterior Capsulotomy

Objective To investigate the long-term safety and efficacy of Nd:YAG laser anterior capsulotomy for the treatment of anterior capsular phimosis. Methods We retrospectively analyzed a consecutive case series of Nd:YAG laser anterior capsulotomy in patients with anterior capsular phimosis, who were treated between November 2012 and April 2014. Data collected included risk factors, interval between surgery and capsulotomy, best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), and diameter of anterior capsule opening before and after Nd:YAG laser anterior capsulotomy. Results Eleven eyes of 11 patients were included in the study. The mean follow-up time was 30.1 ± 4.5 months (range: 26–42 months). At the last follow-up, the mean diameter of the anterior capsule opening was 5.1 ± 0.2 mm, which was significantly greater than the diameter before laser capsulotomy (2.2 ± 0.8 mm). BCVA remained stable or improved in nine eyes (81.8%) following capsulotomy. No patients experienced recurrence of phimosis. Conclusions In a long-term study of >2 years, we found that Nd:YAG laser anterior capsulotomy is safe and effective for the treatment of anterior capsule phimosis.

scholarly journals A Prospective, Long-Term Follow-Up Study of 1,444 nm Nd:YAG Laser: A New Modality for Treating Axillary Bromhidrosis

2014 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sung Kyu Jung ◽  
Hee Won Jang ◽  
Hee Joo Kim ◽  
Sang Geun Lee ◽  
Kyung Goo Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nd:Yag Laser ◽  
Follow Up Study ◽  
Long Term Follow Up

Posterior Knee Capsulotomy for the Relief of Patellofemoral Joint Pain: Long-Term Follow-up

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Murilo Anderson Leie ◽  
Jacqueline Vieira de Castro ◽  
João Ellera Gomes
Keyword(s):  
Joint Pain ◽  
Flexion Contracture ◽  
Full Extension ◽  
Posterior Capsulotomy ◽  
Long Term Follow Up ◽  
Long Time ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Posterior Knee

AbstractLack of full extension of the knee is a disabling condition that sometimes needs to be treated by a posterior capsulotomy of the knee. However, it is not clear if the full extension acquired can be kept throughout long-time follow-up. We conducted a retrospective cohort study of 20 patients diagnosed with minimal flexion contracture of the knee who underwent open posterior capsulotomy between 1990 and 2010. All patients (100%) presented with a preoperative Lysholm's score classified as poor or fair (mean = 58.6 ± 13.8, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 52.3–64.9), but 14 patients (70%) experienced an improvement to good or excellent scores (mean = 87.6 ± 8.8, 95% CI: 83.6–91.6) after the follow-up. The mean preoperative angle of fixed flexion was 25.0 ± 9.1 degrees (95% CI: 20.8–29.2), and it decreased to 4.2 ± 4.1 degrees (95% CI: 2.3–6.1) after the follow-up. We conclude that posterior capsulotomy of the knee proved to be an effective procedure to treat properly patients with painful knees secondary to lack of full extension after 10.3 years of follow-up.

Therapy and prevention for mental health: What if mental diseases are mostly not brain disorders?

2019 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
Author(s):  
John P. A. Ioannidis
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Disease ◽  
Brain Disorders ◽  
Social Stressors ◽  
Labor Education ◽  
Mental Diseases ◽  
Long Term Follow Up ◽  
Political Decisions

AbstractNeurobiology-based interventions for mental diseases and searches for useful biomarkers of treatment response have largely failed. Clinical trials should assess interventions related to environmental and social stressors, with long-term follow-up; social rather than biological endpoints; personalized outcomes; and suitable cluster, adaptive, and n-of-1 designs. Labor, education, financial, and other social/political decisions should be evaluated for their impacts on mental disease.

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