Ananda Kalevar1,2,3, Michael Dollin4, R Rishi Gupta5. 1. West Coast Retina Medical Group, San Francisco, California. 2. Department of Ophthalmology, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, California. 3. Department of Ophthalmology, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. 4. University of Ottawa Eye Institute, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; and. 5. Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Abstract
BACKGROUND/ PURPOSE: We report the first two cases of postoperative opacification of scleral-sutured Akreos AO60 intraocular lens after vitrectomy with the gas tamponade. METHODS: Two patients with ectopia lentis underwent pars plana vitrectomy, pars plana lensectomy, and scleral fixation of an Akreos AO60 intraocular lens with Gore-Tex suture. Retinal breaks were noted during vitrectomy and consequently intravitreal gas tamponade was used after endolaser retinopexy. Postoperatively, both patients developed intraocular lens opacification but maintained excellent visual acuity; however, one patient developed bothersome though tolerable photophobia. CONCLUSION: Although still an excellent option for the management of surgical aphakia in the absence of capsular support, caution should be taken when using a hydrophilic secondary intraocular lens, such as Akreos AO60, during vitreoretinal surgery if gas is required.
BACKGROUND/ PURPOSE: We report the first two cases of postoperative opacification of scleral-sutured Akreos AO60 intraocular lens after vitrectomy with the gas tamponade. METHODS: Two patients with ectopia lentis underwent pars plana vitrectomy, pars plana lensectomy, and scleral fixation of an Akreos AO60 intraocular lens with Gore-Tex suture. Retinal breaks were noted during vitrectomy and consequently intravitreal gas tamponade was used after endolaser retinopexy. Postoperatively, both patients developed intraocular lens opacification but maintained excellent visual acuity; however, one patient developed bothersome though tolerable photophobia. CONCLUSION: Although still an excellent option for the management of surgical aphakia in the absence of capsular support, caution should be taken when using a hydrophilic secondary intraocular lens, such as Akreos AO60, during vitreoretinal surgery if gas is required.
Authors: S M Shahid; B C Flores-Sánchez; E W Chan; R Anguita; S N Ahmed; L Wickham; D G Charteris Journal: Eye (Lond) Date: 2021-06-11 Impact factor: 3.775