Clinicopathological correlation of 3 patterns of calcification in a hydrophilic acrylic intraocular lens.
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.
Neuhann
Irmingard M
IM
Tuebingen University Eye Hospital, Tuebingen, Germany. irmingard.neuhann@med.uni-tuebingen.de
Neuhann
Thomas F
TF
Szurman
Peter
P
Koerner
Sabine
S
Rohrbach
Jens Martin
JM
Bartz-Schmidt
Karl-Ulrich
KU
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
D000180:Acrylic Resins