Corneal damage after glass intraocular lens implantation.
We present three cases of corneal damage in two patients after implantation of an anterior chamber, iris-supported, intraocular lens (IOL) with a glass optic and polyamide haptics. We found bullous keratopathy in all three eyes. Penetrating keratoplasty, IOL removal, and anterior vitrectomy were performed in all cases. We believe the bullous keratopathy was caused by long-term iritis and pseudophakodonesis.
Ibaraki
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Department of Ophthalmology, Jichi Medical School, Tochigi, Japan.
Shimizu
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000867:Anterior Chamber; D003315:Cornea / Q000473:pathology*; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005898:Glass; D006801:Humans; D015948:Keratoplasty, Penetrating; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male