After cataract surgery the capsular bag that holds the intraocular lens implant (IOL) can become clouded. This can happen as soon as a few weeks or months after your cataract surgery or as long as several years. We call this posterior capsular clouding (PCO) and this can be fixed with a YAG laser capsulotomy. The YAG laser capsulotomy is a very quick, painless procedure and many patients will notice the return of clarity even later in the day.
Capsular bag that holds the implant has become cloudy
YAG Laser is used to polish the cloudy capsular bag
What does it all look like?
Before YAG laser (left image) and After YAG laser (right image).