Influence of neodymium:YAG laser capsulotomy on ocular wavefront aberrations in pseudophakic eyes with hydrophilic and hydrophobic intraocular lenses

Neodymium:YAG laser capsulotomy significantly reduced the wavefront RMS in the hydrophobic IOL subgroup but not in the hydrophilic IOL subgroup. The difference in the wavefront before capsulotomy may originate from a difference in the healing response of the capsular bag between the 2 IOL types.