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.
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