title: Intraocular lens and capsule opacification with hydrophilic and hydrophobic acrylic materials.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report posterior capsular opacification in acrylic intraocular lenses.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective review of notes of patients with cataract surgery involving implantation of a hydrophilic acrylic intraocular lens (IOL) (MDR SC-60B-0UV) in at least one eye. This was done as a retrospective audit for clinical risk following adverse event reports, regarding MDR SC-60B-0UV intraocular lens, were published. Data regarding the pre- and post-operative visual acuity, ocular co-morbidity, posterior capsular thickening, Nd-YAG capsulotomy, final visual acuity, and changes in the lens clarity in both eyes were noted from the clinical notes.
  
  
  RESULTS
  45 patients and 90 eyes were identified. Posterior capsular opacification (PCO) as determined by slit-lamp examination was 40% for the hydrophilic IOL (SC-60B-0UV) and 8% for the contra-lateral eye (hydrophobic IOL). In 22 eyes opacification of the SC-60-0UV IOL was observed at slit-lamp examination (44%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The hydrophilic acrylic IOL (SC60B-0UV) appears to have a high incidence of PCO.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, William Harvey Hospital, Ashford, Kent, UK.
authors.forename: Muhammad Usman
authors.initials: MU
authors.lastname: Saeed
authors.forename: Afsar Jalil
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Jafree
authors.forename: Mohammad Salman
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Saeed
authors.forename: Rashid
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zia
authors.forename: Ijaz Mehmood
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Sheikh
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Heravi
mesh_terms: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002386:Cataract / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D057927:Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions; D007903:Lens Capsule, Crystalline / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014792:Visual Acuity
chemical_list: D000180:Acrylic Resins