"Posterior Capsulotomy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Procedures performed to remove CAPSULE OPACIFICATION that develops on the POSTERIOR CAPSULE OF THE LENS following removal of a primary CATARACT.
| Descriptor ID |
D064727
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.540.825.784
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| Concept/Terms |
Posterior Capsulotomy- Posterior Capsulotomy
- Capsulotomies, Posterior
- Capsulotomy, Posterior
- Posterior Capsulotomies
Posterior Capsulotomy, Laser- Posterior Capsulotomy, Laser
- Capsulotomies, Laser Posterior
- Capsulotomy, Laser Posterior
- Laser Posterior Capsulotomies
- Laser Posterior Capsulotomy
- Posterior Capsulotomies, Laser
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| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Posterior Capsulotomy" by people in Profiles.
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Primary versus secondary IOL implantation following removal of infantile unilateral congenital cataract: outcomes after at least 5 years. J AAPOS. 2016 Feb; 20(1):25-9.
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Posterior capsule opacification in pediatric eyes with and without traumatic cataract. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2015 Jul; 41(7):1461-4.