There is no consensus as to the exact time at which a capsulotomy should be done. Timing of the procedure requires evaluation as a whole and consideration of the potential complications of IOL dislocation, recurrent uveitis, ocular hypertension and the most devastating choroidal effusion and retinal detachment.
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