Re: Are keloids a concern for laser surgery to correct postcataract surgery clouding?

I personally have never heard of a keloid-former having a problem with a YAG
laser capsulotomy (for post-cataract capsular opacity). Keloids have to do
with overexuberant skin healing - the capsule in the eye is not "skin".


David Robins, MD
Board certified Ophthalmologist
Pediatric and strabismus subspecialty
Member of AAPOS
(American Academy of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus)



On 6/24/04 5:34 PM, in article
fqKCc.25411$(E-Mail Removed). net, "Usenet User"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> My mother had cataract surgery a year or so ago. She has been experiencing
> clouding recently. Her physician wants to correct this problem with laser
> surgery. However, my mother has history of developing keloids and is
> concerned
> about this as a complication of the laser procedure.
>
> Can anyone comment on this?
>
> Thanks
>