title: Corneal opacities after cataract surgery with hypromellose.
abstract: 26 cases of corneal opacity after cataract surgery occurred in a period of 2 weeks in one surgical unit. Cases occurred after a change in source of intraocular hypromellose solution and only among patients in whom the new product had been used.
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Newton
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Roberts
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Canning
mesh_terms: D002387:Cataract Extraction; D002482:Cellulose / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D003318:Corneal Opacity / Q000139:chemically induced*; D004338:Drug Combinations; D004340:Drug Contamination; D006801:Humans; D065347:Hypromellose Derivatives; D008747:Methylcellulose / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000139:chemically induced*
chemical_list: D004338:Drug Combinations; D065347:Hypromellose Derivatives; D002482:Cellulose; D008747:Methylcellulose