Pseudophakic pseudoexfoliation of an AkreosFit intraocular lens.

Abstract

PURPOSE:

To describe a case of intraocular lens opacification resembling pseudophakic pseudoexfoliation affecting an AkreosFit intraocular lens (IOL).

METHODS:

Single case analysis.

RESULTS:

A patient had IOL opacification resembling pseudophakic pseudoexfoliation.

CONCLUSIONS:

An 83-year-old woman with normal tension glaucoma was noted to have pseudophakic pseudoexfoliation of an AkreosFit IOL 5 years after uncomplicated phacoemulsification with IOL.

• Authors: Michael A Roberts, Nicholas R Hawksworth
• Journal: European journal of ophthalmology (Eur J Ophthalmol) 2009 Nov-Dec Vol. 19 Issue 6 Pg. 1082-3 ISSN: 1120-6721 [Print] United States
• PMID: 19882560 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Aged, 80 and over
• Exfoliation Syndrome (diagnosis, etiology)
• Female
• Humans
• Lens Implantation, Intraocular
• Lenses, Intraocular
• Phacoemulsification
• Prosthesis Failure
• Pseudophakia (diagnosis, etiology)