Intraocular lens and capsule opacification with hydrophilic and hydrophobic acrylic materials.

Purpose: To report posterior capsular opacification in acrylic intraocular lenses.

Methods: Retrospective review of notes of patients with cataract surgery involving implantation of a hydrophilic acrylic intraocular lens (IOL) (MDR SC-60B-0UV) in at least one eye. This was done as a retrospective audit for clinical risk following adverse event reports, regarding MDR SC-60B-0UV intraocular lens, were published.

Glaucoma monitoring in patients with a 'pseudophakic cataract'.

Purpose: To assess potential problems in monitoring glaucoma status in pseudophakic patients in whom the intraocular lens (IOL) has undergone varying degrees of opacification.

Methods: Data was collected by retrospective review of the notes of such patients, who had received a hydrophilic acrylic IOL, SC-60B-0UV, after primary cataract extraction by phacoemulsification. At first, among these, patients with glaucoma were identified and notes were reviewed to identify problems with patients in whom the IOL had undergone varying degrees of opacification.

An unusual pathogen causing microbial keratitis.

Introduction: We report a rare case of Mycobacterium fortuitum affecting the corneal graft of a patient 6 years post-graft, possibly associated with contact lens use.

Conclusions: This case shows the need for careful microbiological techniques when dealing with patients presenting with microbial keratitis. It must be kept in mind that unusual and slow growing organisms may also be responsible for corneal ulceration.

Intralenticular opacification of hydrophilic acrylic intraocular lenses.

Purpose: To find out the incidence of intraocular lens (IOL) optic opacification in a suspect IOL.

Methods: Retrospective review of patients' notes 3-4 years postimplant.

Results: In all, 56 IOLs showed signs of opacification, resulting in reduced vision out of 181 lenses traced.

Preliminary results with a new hydrogel intraocular lens.

The merits of hydrogel as an intraocular lens material are that it is soft, foldable, hydrophilic, autoclavable and more biocompatible than polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA). Twenty eyes were implanted with a new hydrogel design after phacoemulsification. Fifty per cent achieved a corrected acuity of 6/5 and all achieved 6/9 with correction.