Development of a standardized in vitro model to reproduce hydrophilic acrylic intraocular lens calcification

Abstract Opacification through calcification of hydrophilic acrylic intraocular lenses (IOL) is a severe complication after cataract surgery. Causing symptoms that range from glare through to severe vision loss, the only effective therapy is explantation of the opacified IOL so far. Although IOL cal...

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Main Authors: Leoni Britz, Sonja Katrin Schickhardt, Timur Mert Yildirim, Gerd Uwe Auffarth, Ingo Lieberwirth, Ramin Khoramnia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-11486-0