Pseudophakic retinal detachment after YAG laser capsulotomy.

Eighteen eyes that developed pseudophakic retinal detachment after YAG laser capsulotomy were reviewed. There did not appear to be any relationship to the energy used, or the size of the capsulotomy. The majority of eyes had only one retinal break and these were located superior-temporally two-thirds of the time. High-risk characteristics for post-YAG retinal detachment included high myopia, lattice degeneration, and retinal detachment in the fellow eye.