Manuel′s asteroid disruption technique

• Main Authors: Manuel John, Abraham Ipe, Ivan Jacob
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
• Series: Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
• Subjects: Asteroid hyalosis; capsulotomy; Manuel′s asteroid disruption technique; posterior capsular opacity; Neodymium Yttrium Aluminium Garnet (Nd:YAG / YAG)
• Online Access: http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2015;volume=63;issue=6;spage=524;epage=527;aulast=John

A seventy-year-old male presented with dense asteroid hyalosis in both eyes. He had undergone cataract extraction in one eye 3 years ago, and the other eye had immature cataract. Both the autorefractor and dilated streak retinoscopy did not give readings and subjective visual improvement could not be achieved. Immediately following YAG posterior capsulotomy and anterior vitreous asteroid disruption, the vision improved to 20/20 with recordable auto refractor and streak retinoscopy values. Our initial experience indicates that the treatment is simple, safe and effective but needs controlled and prospective studies to confirm its long-term safety.