title: Phototoxic maculopathy after secondary intraocular lens implantation.
abstract: We report phototoxic maculopathy in 2 aphakic patients after secondary, scleral-sutured intraocular lens implantation. This rare complication may have been triggered by drugs that increased the photosensitivity of the tissue. Careful preoperative assessment is necessary to question the receipts of photosensitizing drugs and identify diseases that predispose patients to phototoxic injuries.
authors.affiliation: University Eye Hospital Mannheim, Faculty for Clinical Medicine of the Ruprecht Karls University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany. Gangolf.Sauder@augen.ma.uni-heidelberg.de
authors.forename: Gangolf
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sauder
authors.forename: Robert F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Degenring
authors.forename: Melanie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jaeger
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Heyer
authors.forename: Jost B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Jonas
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001036:Aphakia, Postcataract / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006801:Humans; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular; D008027:Light / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000209:etiology*; D012160:Retina / Q000528:radiation effects*