Publisher: Karger
E-ISSN: 1663-2699|4|3|151-154
ISSN: 1663-2699
Source: Case Reports in Ophthalmology, Vol.4, Iss.3, 2013-09, pp. : 151-154
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Abstract
A 79-year-old hyperglycemic patient was referred to the ‘Santa Maria delle Croci' Hospital, Ravenna, Italy. He presented with visual impairment in the right eye. Four years ago, he had had an uneventful cataract surgery in the right eye. We observed an opacification of the intraocular lens (IOL) causing significant visual disturbance. The IOL was exchanged. Unfortunately, pathologic analysis was not performed. Patient-related factors such as hyperglycemia and hypertension might have been responsible for the opacification. To our knowledge, there is only one previous report of opacification of the Akreos Adapt AO IOL.
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