Four Cases of Multiple Vacuoles inside of Acrysof Intraocular Lens .

Dong, Eun Young; Joo, Choun Ki

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1999;40(9):2628-2631.
Published online January 1, 2001.

Four Cases of Multiple Vacuoles inside of Acrysof Intraocular Lens .

Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Kangnam St.Mary`s Hospital, Seoul, Korea.

아크리소프 인공수정체내에 공포가 발생한 4예

Abstract

Acrysof intraocular lens (IOL) (Alcon,Dallas,USA), the first commercially available foldable acrylic IOL, which was approved for marketing in the United states on December, 1994 and in the Korea on August, 1997.It is made with an acrylic/methacrylic polymer. Characteristics of the Acrysofistiguished from commonly used foldable silicon IOLs include improved elastic properties (not slippery when wet), slow and controlled unfolding, and a high refractory index resulting in a thinner lens. We experienced vacuolesin Acrysof IOLs which has no visual influence in 4 cases and report this unusual cases with a review of available literature.

Key Words: Acrysof IOL;Vacuoles pre-op: before operation