J Fr Ophtalmol. 1998 Aug-Sep;21(7):495-500. [Retinal detachment following YAG laser section of vitreous strands. Apropos of 3 cases] Benhamou N, Glacet-Bernard A, Le Mer Y, Quentel G, Perrenoud F, Coscas G, Soubrane G. Clinique Ophtalmologique Universitaire de Créteil. Abstract PURPOSE: Retinal detachment after Nd: YAG laser vitreolysis is rarely reported. The pathogenic role of Nd: YAG laser is analyzed from 3 cases of severe retinal detachment. METHODS: Three men aged (40 to 59 years old) had one or more risk factors for retinal detachment: myopia, complicated cataract surgery, personal or family history of retinal detachment. Nd: YAG laser treatment onto vitreous strand was performed because of: retinal traction, repeated vitreous hemorrhage, anterior vitreous strand in a aphakic patient with cystoid macular edema. Within six weeks following Nd: YAG laser vitreolysis, severe retinal detachment with several tears occurred, complicated with proliferative vitreoretinopathy in two patie...