Phototoxic maculopathy after secondary intraocular lens implantation.
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.
Sauder
Gangolf
G
University Eye Hospital Mannheim, Faculty for Clinical Medicine of the Ruprecht Karls University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany. Gangolf.Sauder@augen.ma.uni-heidelberg.de
Degenring
Robert F
RF
Jaeger
Melanie
M
Heyer
Caroline
C
Jonas
Jost B
JB
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*