Experimental investigation on mechanism of hydrophilic acrylic intraocular lens calcification.

Purpose: To construct a model simulating intraocular lens (IOL) opacification attributable to the formation of calcium phosphate deposits and to investigate the kinetics of deposit formation.

Design: Prospective laboratory investigation.

Setting: Department of Ophthalmology, Medical School and Department of Chemical Engineering, Laboratory of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Patras, Greece.