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¹M.D, Ulucanlar Eye Training and Reseach Hospital, Ankara/TURKEY
²M.D Asistant, Ulucanlar Eye Training and Reseach Hospital, Ankara/TURKEY
³M.D Professor, Ulucanlar Eye Training and Reseach Hospital, Ankara/TURKEY Hydrophilic acrylic intraocular lenses are commonly used because of higher uveal biocompatibility, low cost and ease of implantation following small incision phacoemulsification surgery. A rarely encountered postoperative complication of these lens materials are delayed opacification. Herein, we report an extreme case of delayed intraocular lens opacification 16 years after an uneventful phacoemulsification surgery and implantation of hydrophilic acrylic intraocular lens. Keywords : Cataract, complication, intraocular lens, opacification