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 lens 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.