Interlenticular opacification associated with asymmetric haptic fixation of the anterior intraocular lens.
OBJECTIVE
To describe the occurrence of interlenticular opacification in association with asymmetric haptic fixation of the anterior intraocular lens in a patient who had two intraocular lenses (IOLs) inserted for axial hyperopia.


METHODS
Observational case report.


METHODS
An 83-year-old patient underwent uncomplicated cataract extraction and piggyback IOL insertion. The posterior IOL was placed within the capsule, but one of the haptics of the anterior IOL was inadvertently placed in the ciliary sulcus and the other in the capsule.


RESULTS
Interlenticular opacification was localized to the interlenticular area near the anterior lens haptic placed within the capsule and absent from the interlenticular area near the anterior lens haptic fixated in the ciliary sulcus.


CONCLUSIONS
This case report supports the idea that sulcus placement of the anterior IOL helps to prevent interlenticular opacification.
Jackson
David W
DW
Cullen Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
Koch
Douglas D
DD
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002386:Cataract / Q000209:etiology*; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007903:Lens Capsule, Crystalline / Q000473:pathology*; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular