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Late brownish discoloration of an implanted hydrophobic acrylic intraocular lens
Kiyotaka Kitagawa1, Shuichiro Yanagisawa, Tetsuya Yamada
1Department of Ophthalmology, Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan. kitagaky@med.u-toyama.ac.jp
Abstract:
A 79-year-old woman underwent phacoemulsification/ aspiration with a hydrophobic acrylic intraocular lens in the left eye. The intra-operative course was uneventful. Brownish discoloration of the lens optics was noted 16 months postoperatively. To our knowledge, the late discoloration of a hydrophobic acrylic intraocular lens has not previously been reported.

