The Effect of Capsulotomy Shape on Intraocular Light-Scattering after Nd:YAG Laser Capsulotomy
Table 1
The OSI, SE, and CDVA before and after capsulotomy.
Circular group
Cruciate group
U or t
PCO score
7.30 ± 1.27
7.57 ± 1.14
−0.73
0.47
Laser energy
93.48 ± 31.04 mJ
77.19 ± 22.47 mJ
1.95
0.06
CDVA before capsulotomy
0.86 ± 0.40 logMAR
0.78 ± 0.43 logMAR
−0.78
0.44
CDVA 1 week after capsulotomy
0.09 ± 0.07 logMAR
0.08 ± 0.07 logMAR
207.50
0.72
CDVA 1 month after capsulotomy
0.06 ± 0.06 logMAR
0.04 ± 0.05 logMAR
180.00
0.25
OSI before capsulotomy
8.58 ± 1.76
8.27 ± 2.07
0.52
0.61
OSI 1 week after capsulotomy
2.57 ± 1.23
3.69 ± 1.53
−2.61
0.01
OSI 1 month after capsulotomy
1.82 ± 0.73
3.00 ± 1.21
3.82
<0.001
SE before capsulotomy
−0.67 ± 3.40 D
0.07 ± 3.50 D
−0.70
0.49
SE 1 week after capsulotomy
−0.25 ± 0.68 D
−0.11 ± 0.83 D
−0.61
0.55
SE 1 month after capsulotomy
−0.30 ± 0.63 D
−0.12 ± 0.74 D
−0.84
0.41
mJ = millijoules; OSI = objective scatter index; SE = spherical equivalent; CDVA = corrected distance visual acuity. The results are presented as mean ± SD.
