title: Reactive membrane on a foldable silicone lens implant in the posterior chamber of a human eye.
abstract: A foldable silicone posterior chamber intraocular lens implant caused irritation and glaucoma postoperatively in the eye of a diabetic patient who subsequently was treated with steroids and a laser capsulotomy. Because the lens implant was loose in the capsular bag and caused considerable glare, it was removed about 4 months after placement. Pathologic study revealed the entire surface of the implant to be covered by a continuous and firmly adherent protein membrane with excrescences and of irregular thickness. Sessile macrophages found on the membrane were not firmly attached.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Michigan Hospital, Ann Arbor 48105.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Wolter
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sugar
mesh_terms: D002387:Cataract Extraction; D005260:Female; D005549:Foreign-Body Reaction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D007903:Lens Capsule, Crystalline / Q000601:surgery; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008264:Macrophages / Q000276:immunology*; D008566:Membranes; D008875:Middle Aged; D012826:Silicone Elastomers / Q000009:adverse effects; D014792:Visual Acuity
chemical_list: D012826:Silicone Elastomers