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What percent of people need YAG surgery after cataract surgery
About what percent of people who get cataract surgery get clouding of their eye afterwards and need YAG laser surgery to clear it up?
The figure I use for patients having surgery now is 10-20% in their lifetime. Yag laser if needed is quick, simple, painless and low risk.
JCH MD
JCH MD
The rate of PCO has been dropping over time due to improved lens designs, and I hadn't seen a good current overall figure, different sites give different estimates. Some sites suggest it is about 20%:
http://www.allaboutvision.com/conditions/cataract-complications.htm
This NHS site says less than 10%:
http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/cataract-surgery/Pages/risks.aspx
The rate depends largely on the lens model, so for some lenses you may be able to find studies indicating the likely PCO risk.
http://www.allaboutvision.com/conditions/cataract-complications.htm
This NHS site says less than 10%:
http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/cataract-surgery/Pages/risks.aspx
The rate depends largely on the lens model, so for some lenses you may be able to find studies indicating the likely PCO risk.
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