Late opacification of SC60B-OUV acrylic intraocular lenses
- Division of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Nottingham
- Correspondence to: Professor H S Dua, Division of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, B Floor, Eye Ear Nose and Throat Block, University Hospital, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK; harminder.dua{at}nottingham.ac.uk
- Accepted 3 December 2001
Optical clarity of the intraocular lens (IOL) is paramount in maintaining visual improvement after cataract extraction. While the advent of newer foldable IOLs have revolutionised cataract surgery by the smaller incisions required, their long term safety will be established only with time. There have been recent reports of two separate groups of hydrophilic IOLs that have shown various degrees of opacification, 6 months to 2 years after implantation.1 These include the Hydroview lens (Bausch & Lomb Surgical, Claremont, CA, USA) and the model SC60B-OUV (Medical Developmental Research, Clearwater, FL, USA).1, 2 We report our experiences with two patients who had permanent reduction in visual acuity 1–2 years after implantation of the SC60B-OUV IOL.
Case reports
Case 1
An 82 year old man with visual acuities of 6/60 in both eyes because of a right macular hole and left posterior subcapsular cataract underwent routine left phacoemulsification and intraocular lens implantation in March 1998. A foldable hydrophilic acrylic IOL (Model SC60B-OUV, MDR, Inc) was implanted in …
