Implanting a clear intraocular lens in one eye and a yellow lens in the other eye: a case series.
OBJECTIVE
To describe the color vision disturbance reported by patients in whom a clear intraocular lens (IOL) was implanted in one eye and a yellow-tinted (blue-light-absorbing) IOL in the other eye.


METHODS
Retrospective interventional case series.


METHODS
Data recorded included demographic information, dates of surgery, IOL model and power (manufacturer is the same for all lenses), best-corrected visual acuity, and subjective visual complaints.


RESULTS
Four of five patients had no spontaneous color vision complaints. When these patients were informed of the unintended mismatch, all remarked that they could perceive a color vision difference, but that it was not bothersome. One of the five patients reported "beige" vision. None of the patients wanted an IOL exchange.


CONCLUSIONS
Many patients can tolerate the color vision imbalance that results when a clear IOL is implanted in one eye and a yellow-tinted IOL is implanted in the other eye.
Olson
Michael D
MD
Jules Stein Eye Institute and the Department of Ophthalmology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 100 Stein Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
Miller
Kevin M
KM