Response to ‘Primary surgical posterior capsulotomy during phacovitrectomy’

Sir,

We would like to thank Alexander and Luff¹ for their interest in our article.² Their described technique for primary surgical capsulotomy during phacovitrectomy is an interesting approach. We find that the ability to remove the anterior hyaloid and visualisation of the fundus during or after phacovitrectomy due to capsular opacification are rarely an issue. When it does later develop, management with Nd:YAG capsulotomy is usually straightforward.