Stress fractures after folding an acrylic intraocular lens.
OBJECTIVE
To manage the complication of stress fractures in foldable acrylic intraocular lenses.


METHODS
During an implantation of a foldable acrylic intraocular lens (AcrySof, Alcon Laboratories, Fort Worth, Texas), the optic was noted to have developed paracentral stress fractures along the fold approximately 50% deep.


RESULTS
The lens was explanted and replaced without difficulty.


CONCLUSIONS
The observed complication can be avoided by recognizing that it might occur, wetting the lens before slowly folding it, and inspecting it carefully before insertion.
Pfister
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Department of Ophthalmology, University of Minnesota, 55455-0501, USA.
D000179:Acrylates; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012086:Reoperation; D013314:Stress, Mechanical
D000179:Acrylates