Author/Authors :
Khakshoor, Hamid Department of Ophthalmology - Khatam-al-Anbia Hospital - Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad , Shafiee, Masoud Department of Ophthalmology - Khatam-al-Anbia Hospital - Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad , Gharaee, Hamid Department of Ophthalmology - Khatam-al-Anbia Hospital - Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad , Vejdani, Amirhossein Department of Ophthalmology - Khatam-al-Anbia Hospital - Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad , Shahabian, Masoud General Practitioner - Khatam-al-Anbia Hospital - Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad
Abstract :
Purpose: To report clinical and pathological features of three cases of opacification with hydrophilic
acrylic intraocular lenses (IOLs)
Case reports: In this interventional case report, we introduce the surgical and laboratory information
about three hydrophilic acrylic IOLs which calcified after implantation for these patients with
cataract. These lenses were explanted and analyzed with optical microscopy and pathological
evaluation.
Results: Microscopic analyses showed granular deposits and pathological evaluation revealed
deposition of calcium crystals.
Conclusion: Pathologic analyses of explanted IOLs revealed that late opacification of hydrophilic
acrylic IOLs are the result of calcification. Patient related factors might have been responsible for
this complication.
