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"primary posterior capsulorhexis"

Is this procedure widely used?   If the surgeon finds your lens is stuck to the back of the capsule,
is a PCCC a safe way to go?   My cataract doc is planning to do this.   I feel uneasy.  
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233488 tn?1310693103
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Yes

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Thank you Dr. Hagan for your help.
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cheers,
Liz
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Is there a % complication rate for PCCC?

thanks.....
Liz
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OH.
I think the place I go does a PCCC whenever cortex adheres to the back of the capsule, even if capsule is intact.   Seems unusual?

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233488 tn?1310693103
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A PCCC is only done if there is a defect in the posterior capsule due to the cataract (rare with PSC, common with PPC) or if the capsule tears during surgery.

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Is PCCC riskier than leaving the back of the capsule in place and YAG-ing it later?  
I know YAG has risks too.
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233488 tn?1310693103
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PSC is better and usually does not need a PCCC.  Posterior polar most always does.

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I checked.   It's a "dense PSC/nuclear cataract".
Not a polar.

Oh dear.
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I'll find out what kind.  I thought PSC, but it may have changed.

How do the risks of complications with PCCC compare to those of leaving the back of the capsule in place and YAG-ing it later?

thanks,
Liz
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233488 tn?1310693103
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yes it is a widely used procedure. Often used with posterior polar cataract. See if that is what you have. If so its the safest way to remove

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