Foreign body giant cells selectively covering haptics of intraocular lens implants: indicators of poor toleration?
A Sputnik lens implant removed after five years because of bullous keratopathy exhibits a dense covering of its Supramid anterior staves with large foreign body giant cells, while its Prolene loops and Polymethylmethacrylate optics have attracted only few of these cell units. The glass-membrane-like component of the reactive membrane also shows significant differences on the different parts of this implant. The use of observation of the components of reactive membranes on lens implants as indicators of toleration in the eye is suggested.
D000328:Adult; D003315:Cornea / Q000473:pathology; D005549:Foreign-Body Reaction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008264:Macrophages / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male