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May 23, 2004

Spontaneous disinsertion of a multipiece foldable acrylic intraocular lens haptic 3 and 12 months after implantation

JCRS May 2004

We report 2 cases of spontaneous postoperative haptic disinsertion with the Alcon AcrySof® MA60BM PC IOL. A 14-year-old girl with a history of acute retinal necrosis and pars plana vitrectomy with lensectomy for retinal detachment repair had secondary implantation of a PC IOL in the ciliary sulcus. Three months later, the superior haptic disinserted from the optic and dislocated into the anterior chamber. In the second case, a 22-year-old man had lens aspiration and PC IOL implantation in the capsular bag. One year after surgery, the PC IOL had a similar problem, with the disinserted superior haptic remaining in the capsular bag while the optic and inferior haptic dislocated into the anterior chamber. In both patients, the PC IOLs were exchanged for rigid single-piece PC IOLs. The patients have had no further problems.

Posted by alireza habibollahi at May 23, 2004 12:04 AM