Pathology of silicone intraocular lenses in human eyes obtained postmortem.
The increased use of phacoemulsification and small incision surgery has led to interest in a soft intraocular lens (IOL) for implantation after cataract extraction. We present the pathologic findings of seven eyes obtained postmortem from five patients with silicone IOLs. Length of implantation ranged from 6 weeks to 13 months. There was symmetric bag-bag fixation in all cases. Two IOLs had distorted and compressed polypropylene loops, resulting in decentration. The silicone IOL appeared to be well tolerated in all cases.
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Department of Ophthalmology, Storm Eye Institute, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425, USA.
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D002452:Cell Count; D004728:Endothelium, Corneal / Q000473:pathology; D005123:Eye / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018918:Phacoemulsification; D012826:Silicone Elastomers
D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D012826:Silicone Elastomers