Capsulotomy
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About Capsulotomy Surgery
Cataract surgery is performed when the lens of the eye, which focuses light rays, becomes cloudy and interferes with vision. Posterior capsulotomy is a surgical procedure which is sometimes necessary after cataract surgery if the lens capsule, the clear outer lining of the lens, also becomes cloudy and interferes with vision.
The back, or posterior, of the lens capsule is normally clear. However, with the passage of time following cataract surgery, this capsule can itself become cloudy or wrinkled, and interfere with vision. Your ophthalmologist can use laser surgery to make an opening in the center of the posterior capsule to restore your normal vision; it is not necessary to remove the entire posterior capsule.
