Management of condensation on a foldable acrylic intraocular lens after vitrectomy and fluid-air exchange.
OBJECTIVE
To describe the management of condensation on the posterior surface of a foldable acrylic intraocular lens during vitrectomy and fluid-air exchange.


METHODS
A 70-year-old pseudophakic man with a foldable acrylic intraocular lens and open posterior capsule underwent vitrectomy and fluid-air exchange for repair of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment.


RESULTS
During pars plana vitrectomy and fluid-air exchange, condensation immediately formed on the posterior surface of the foldable acrylic intraocular lens. This condensation, which prevented a view of the retina, was eliminated by wiping the posterior surface of the intraocular lens with a soft-tipped cannula.


CONCLUSIONS
Although condensation may rapidly form on acrylic intraocular lenses during vitrectomy and fluid-air exchange, it can be managed readily by wiping with a soft-tipped cannula.
Jaffe
G J
GJ
Department of Ophthalmology, Duke University, Durham, NC 27710, USA. Jaffe001@mc.duke.edu
D000368:Aged; D000388:Air; D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D005466:Fluorocarbons / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D006813:Humidity; D017075:Laser Coagulation; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D008297:Male; D008689:Methacrylates; D018918:Phacoemulsification / Q000009:adverse effects; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D012591:Scleral Buckling; D014821:Vitrectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*
D005466:Fluorocarbons; D008689:Methacrylates