Contact zone of piggyback acrylic intraocular lenses

J Cataract Refract Surg. 1999 Jun;25(6):860-2. doi: 10.1016/s0886-3350(99)00031-0.

Abstract

In a hyperopic cataract patient, surgery was performed with implantation of 2 foldable, acrylic, posterior chamber intraocular lenses (IOLs) in the bag. The IOLs showed a central contact zone during surgery. This contact zone remained after surgery and was documented 2 months postoperatively. The contact zone may induce multifocality similar to that seen with multifocal IOLs.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acrylic Resins*
  • Aged
  • Capsulorhexis
  • Cataract / complications
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hyperopia / complications
  • Hyperopia / therapy*
  • Lens Implantation, Intraocular*
  • Lenses, Intraocular*
  • Phacoemulsification
  • Polymers
  • Pseudophakia / complications*
  • Visual Acuity

Substances

  • Acrylic Resins
  • Polymers