MASSIVE PROLIFERATION OF LENS EPITHELIAL REMNANTS AFTER ND-YAG LASER CAPSULOTOMY

Eight eyes exhibited massive proliferation of lens epithelial remnants following Nd-YAG posterior capsulotomy. Ah eyes had pre-existing reti nal pathology. Six had undergone vitrectomy (four for proliferative di abetic retinopathy) before extracapsular cataract extraction posterior chamber intraocular implantation. The other two eyes had familial exu dative vitreoretinopathy or retinopathy of prematurity, respectively. Five eyes required removal of the lens proliferations via a pars plana approach. High levels of growth factors in the posterior segment asso ciated with proliferative disorders of the retina may play a role in l ens cell proliferation.