Biomaterial Database

Self-repositioned intraocular lens in a vitrectomized eye. 2007

Samir M Al Mansouri

Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. samirm@ksu.edu.sa

A 40-year-old man had phacoemulsification through microincisions with placement of a foldable single-piece acrylic intraocular lens (IOL) (Acri. Smart 48S, Acri.Tech) in a previously vitrectomized eye, and the IOL sank into the vitreous space through a capsule tear. The patient remained aphakic postoperatively, with the IOL moving around due to gravity. He had frequent follow-up visits for close observation. During evaluation 4 months after surgery, the vision was better and examination revealed that the IOL had returned to the front of the capsule.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007910	Lenses, Intraocular	Artificial implanted lenses.	Implantable Contact Lens,Lens, Intraocular,Contact Lens, Implantable,Intraocular Lens,Intraocular Lenses,Lens, Implantable Contact
D008297	Male		Males
D008866	Microsurgery	The performance of surgical procedures with the aid of a microscope.
D011475	Prosthesis Failure	Malfunction of implantation shunts, valves, etc., and prosthesis loosening, migration, and breaking.	Prosthesis Loosening,Prosthesis Durability,Prosthesis Migration,Prosthesis Survival,Durabilities, Prosthesis,Durability, Prosthesis,Failure, Prosthesis,Failures, Prosthesis,Loosening, Prosthesis,Loosenings, Prosthesis,Migration, Prosthesis,Migrations, Prosthesis,Prosthesis Durabilities,Prosthesis Failures,Prosthesis Loosenings,Prosthesis Migrations,Prosthesis Survivals,Survival, Prosthesis,Survivals, Prosthesis
D005548	Foreign-Body Migration	Migration of a foreign body from its original location to some other location in the body.	Foreign Body Migration,Foreign-Body Migrations,Migration, Foreign-Body,Migrations, Foreign-Body
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D012648	Self Care	Caring for self when ill or positive actions and adopting behaviors to prevent illness.	Self-Care,Care, Self
D014821	Vitrectomy	Removal of the whole or part of the vitreous body in treating endophthalmitis, diabetic retinopathy, retinal detachment, intraocular foreign bodies, and some types of glaucoma.	Vitrectomies
D018918	Phacoemulsification	A procedure for removal of the crystalline lens in cataract surgery in which an anterior capsulectomy is performed by means of a needle inserted through a small incision at the temporal limbus, allowing the lens contents to fall through the dilated pupil into the anterior chamber where they are broken up by the use of ultrasound and aspirated out of the eye through the incision. (Cline, et al., Dictionary of Visual Science, 4th ed & In Focus 1993;1(1):1)	Phacoemulsifications