title: Clinicopathological correlation of 3 patterns of calcification in a hydrophilic acrylic intraocular lens.
abstract: We present 3 cases of opacification in the Biocomfold 92S intraocular lens (IOL), with a documented increase in the opacification over time in 1 case. Histopathological analysis revealed the opacification was caused by calcification in the IOL's optic material. The pattern of calcium deposition, however, was different in each IOL. The causative mechanisms for this complication are unclear. Further research is warranted.
authors.affiliation: Tuebingen University Eye Hospital, Tuebingen, Germany. irmingard.neuhann@med.uni-tuebingen.de
authors.forename: Irmingard M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Neuhann
authors.forename: Thomas F
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Neuhann
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Szurman
authors.forename: Sabine
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Koerner
authors.forename: Jens Martin
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Rohrbach
authors.forename: Karl-Ulrich
authors.initials: KU
authors.lastname: Bartz-Schmidt
mesh_terms: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D000368:Aged; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D020878:Device Removal; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007903:Lens Capsule, Crystalline / Q000473:pathology*; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D008297:Male; D018918:Phacoemulsification; D012086:Reoperation
chemical_list: D000180:Acrylic Resins