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| OPHTHALMIC IMAGE |
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| Year : 2022 | Volume
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| Issue : 3 | Page : 856 |
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Morphology of deposits in an opacified explanted intraocular lens
Mohit Garg1, Dipankar Das2, Harsha Bhattacharjee1
1 Department of Comprehensive Ophthalmology, Sri Sankaradeva Nethralaya, Beltola, Guwahati, Assam, India
2 Department of Uvea and Ocular Pathology, Sri Sankaradeva Nethralaya, Beltola, Guwahati, Assam, India
| Date of Web Publication | 16-Jul-2022 |
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Mohit Garg
Sri Sankaradeva Netyralaya, Beltola, Guwahati - 781 028, Assam
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_332_22
How to cite this article:
Garg M, Das D, Bhattacharjee H. Morphology of deposits in an opacified explanted intraocular lens. Indian J Ophthalmol Case Rep 2022;2:856 |
Explanted opacified IOL specimen from a sixty-year old patient was studied under high magnification. The sediments were distributed densely in the centre with a clear periphery. Morphologically they were round, conical with volcano like crater in the centre [Figure 1]. IOL opacification has been reported to originate from a combination of different factors related to IOLs' manufacturing, packaging, surgical techniques, and lastly patient conditions.[1] Photochemical analysis has revealed abundance of calcium, chlorine, sodium and aromatic compounds amongst other elements.[2] Further studies are required in order to completely understand the pathogenesis of IOL opacification as it leads to significant visual deterioration in the patients. | Figure 1: (a) High-magnification image of explanted hydrophilic lens showing distribution of the deposits on anterior surface of the lens, more in the center (red star) with a clear periphery (white star). (b) High magnification image showing round, conical deposits with a volcano-like crater in the center
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| 2. | Tarnawska D, Balin K, Jastrzębska M, Talik A, Wrzalik R. Physicochemical analysis of sediments formed on the surface of hydrophilic intraocular lens after descemet's stripping endothelial keratoplasty. Materials 2020;13:4145. |
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