Migration of lens epithelial cells through haptic root of single-piece acrylic-foldable intraocular lens

PURPOSE: To report a case of posterior capsule opacification after cataract surgery due to tens epithelial cell migration through the haptic root of a single,piece acrylic,foldable intraocular lens. DESIGN: Interventional. case report. METHODS: A 60-year-old man with senile cataract underwent phacoemulsification and implantation of single-piece acrylic intraocular lens having thick and wide haptic loops. RESULTS: There were no operative or short-term postoperative complications, and patient's visual acuity was 20/20 on the day following surgery. At 19 months postoperatively, we observed posterior capsule opacity extending from the base of the intraocular lens loops. CONCLUSION: Broad and thick haptic root can be a path through which lens epithelial cells migrate toward the center of the posterior capsule, forming posterior capsule opacification. (C) 2004 by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.