Opacification secondaire d'implants intraoculaires acryliques hydrophiles : à propos de deux cas

When a patient presents with a secondary opacification of the IOL involving the visual axis, explantation is sometimes necessary, fortunately with typically good functional recovery in the postoperative period. While this complication is rare and the exact pathophysiology poorly understood, it must be considered in a pseudophakic patient with an unexplained decrease in visual acuity who has undergone more than one intraocular procedure.