Journal article
Proposed pathogenesis for the delayed postoperative opacification of the hydroview hydrogel intraocular lens
Abstract
PURPOSE: To report the clinical, histopathologic, ultrastructural, and elemental features of 17 opacified Hydroview (Bausch and Lomb Surgical, Rochester, New York, USA) hydrogel intraocular lenses (IOL) necessitating explantation and discuss from a clinicopathologic perspective why these lenses became opacified. Interventional case series with clinicopathologic correlation.
METHODS: Seventeen hydrogel lenses were explanted from 17 different …
Authors
Dorey MW; Brownstein S; Hill VE; Mathew B; Botton G; Kertes PJ; El-Defrawy S
Journal
American Journal of Ophthalmology, Vol. 135, No. 5, pp. 591–598
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
May 2003
DOI
10.1016/s0002-9394(02)02154-2
ISSN
0002-9394
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Fields of Research (FoR)
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
AgedAged, 80 and overBiocompatible MaterialsCalcinosisCalciumDevice RemovalElectron Probe MicroanalysisFemaleHumansLens Implantation, IntraocularLenses, IntraocularMaleMicroscopy, ElectronMiddle AgedPhacoemulsificationPhosphorusPolyhydroxyethyl MethacrylateProduct PackagingProsthesis FailureReoperationSilicones