CLAREON TORIC ASPHERIC HYDROPHOBIC ACRYLIC IOL WITH AUTONOME DELIVERY SYSTEM
Report
- Report Number
- 9612169-2025-00153
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- February 5, 2025
- Date of Event
- January 13, 2025
- Report Date
- June 23, 2025
- Manufacturer
- ALCON LABORATORIES IRELAND LTD.
- Product Code
- MJP
- UDI-DI
- 00380652398831
- PMA / PMN Number
- P190018
- Removal / Correction Number
- NA
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- AS
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED IN D.9., H.3., H.6. AND H.11. INTRAOCULAR LENS (IOL) RETURNED IN TWO PIECES ADHERED TO THE INNER SIDE OF A SAMPLE CONTAINER. SOLUTION/ OPHTHALMIC VISCOSURGICAL DEVICES (OVD) IS DRIED ON BOTH SURFACES OF THE OPTIC AND HAPTICS. BOTH HAPTICS ARE INTACT. THE OPTIC IS TORN/SPLIT-CUT DIVIDING THE IOL IN TWO, A SMALL SECTION OF THE OPTIC IS MISSING AND NOT RETURNED. UNDER CERTAIN MICROSCOPE LIGHTING CONDITIONS, A BLUE/GREEN COLOR CAN BE SEEN ON THE OPTIC. A WHITEISH/CLEAR CRYSTALLINE MATERIAL CAN ALSO BE SEEN, THIS IS DEEMED IN APPEARANCE TO BE THE AFOREMENTIONED SOLUTION/OVD. IOL CLEANED. IOL EVALUATED, IOL DETERMINED TO HAVE A POLYCHROMATIC SHEEN EFFECT OVER THE IOL. OPTICAL POWER AND RESOLUTION COULD NOT BE PERFORMED DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE OPTIC DAMAGE PHOTO REVIEW: THREE SLIT LAMP IMAGES WERE REVIEWED ALONG WITH A REPORT DESCRIBING, ¿AT DAY 1 POST-OP APPEARANCE THE CO-AXIAL APPEARANCE AND RETRO ILLUMINATION IS UNREMARKABLE HOWEVER WHEN VIEWED TANGENTIALLY THE LENS HAS A VERY STRANGE APPEARANCE. THE LEFT IMAGE, TAKEN WITH OFF-AXIS BROAD SLIT-LAMP ILLUMINATION, REVEALED MOTTLED AND WAVY REFLECTIONS ON THE ANTERIOR SURFACE OF THE INTRAOCULAR LENS. IN CONTRAST, THE OTHER TWO IMAGES, CAPTURED USING DIRECT SLIT-LAMP RETRO ILLUMINATION WITH AN APPROXIMATE 2MM PARALLELEPIPED AND BROAD BEAM ILLUMINATION RESPECTIVELY, DID NOT EXHIBIT THE SAME UNUSUAL APPEARANCE. WHILE THE REFLECTIONS APPARENT IN THE LEFT IMAGE MAY INDICATE POLYCHROMATIC SHEEN, THE EXACT CAUSE CANNOT BE CONCLUSIVELY DETERMINED BASED ON THESE IMAGES. ADDITIONAL PHOTOS RECEIVED. RECEIVED PHOTOS SHOW AN IMPLANTED IOL ILLUMINATED BY A LIGHT. THERE IS A BLUE CLOUDY APPEARANCE OVER THE IOL. THE ORIGIN OF THE REPORTED COMPLAINT CANNOT BE CONFIRMED. COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED REPORTING A POTENTIAL PRESENCE OF 'POLYCHROMATIC SHEEN'. BASED ON THE RESULTS FROM THE PRODUCT HISTORY RECORD, THE PRODUCTS MET RELEASE CRITERIA. THE MANUFACTURER INTERNAL REFERENCE NUMBER IS: (B)(4).
CORRECTED INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED IN H.6. ON INITIAL MDR SUBMITTED THE DEVICE CODE SHOULD BE A0407 INSTEAD OF A0406. THE MANUFACTURER INTERNAL REFERENCE NUMBER IS: (B)(4).
THE PRODUCT WAS NOT RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS. ONLY PHOTOS WERE RETURNED. PHOTO REVIEW: THREE SLIT LAMP IMAGES WERE REVIEWED ALONG WITH A REPORT DESCRIBING, AT DAY ONE POST-OP APPEARANCE THE CO-AXIAL APPEARANCE AND RETROILLUMINATION IS UNREMARKABLE HOWEVER WHEN VIEWED TANGENTIALLY THE LENS HAS A VERY STRANGE APPEARANCE. THE LEFT IMAGE, TAKEN WITH OFF-AXIS BROAD SLIT-LAMP ILLUMINATION, REVEALED MOTTLED AND WAVY REFLECTIONS ON THE ANTERIOR SURFACE OF THE INTRAOCULAR LENS. IN CONTRAST, THE OTHER TWO IMAGES, CAPTURED USING DIRECT SLIT-LAMP RETROILLUMINATION WITH AN APPROXIMATE 2MM PARALLELEPIPED AND BROAD BEAM ILLUMINATION RESPECTIVELY, DID NOT EXHIBIT THE SAME UNUSUAL APPEARANCE. WHILE THE REFLECTIONS APPARENT IN THE LEFT IMAGE MAY INDICATE POLYCHROMATIC SHEEN, THE EXACT CAUSE CANNOT BE CONCLUSIVELY DETERMINED BASED ON THESE IMAGES. THE ORIGIN OF THE REPORTED COMPLAINT CANNOT BE CONFIRMED. COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED REPORTING A POTENTIAL PRESENCE OF POLYCHROMATIC SHEEN. BASED ON THE RESULTS FROM THE PRODUCT HISTORY RECORD, THE PRODUCTS MET RELEASE CRITERIA. THE MANUFACTURER INTERNAL REFERENCE NUMBER IS: (B)(4).
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED IN B.5., B.6., AND H.11. THE PRODUCT WAS NOT RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS. ONLY PHOTOS WERE RETURNED. PHOTO REVIEW - THREE SLIT LAMP IMAGES WERE REVIEWED ALONG WITH A REPORT DESCRIBING, AT DAY ONE POST-OP APPEARANCE THE CO-AXIAL APPEARANCE AND RETROILLUMINATION IS UNREMARKABLE HOWEVER WHEN VIEWED TANGENTIALLY THE LENS HAS A VERY STRANGE APPEARANCE. THE LEFT IMAGE, TAKEN WITH OFF-AXIS BROAD SLIT-LAMP ILLUMINATION, REVEALED MOTTLED AND WAVY REFLECTIONS ON THE ANTERIOR SURFACE OF THE INTRAOCULAR LENS. IN CONTRAST, THE OTHER TWO IMAGES, CAPTURED USING DIRECT SLIT-LAMP RETROILLUMINATION WITH AN APPROXIMATE 2MM PARALLELEPIPED AND BROAD BEAM ILLUMINATION RESPECTIVELY, DID NOT EXHIBIT THE SAME UNUSUAL APPEARANCE. WHILE THE REFLECTIONS APPARENT IN THE LEFT IMAGE MAY INDICATE POLYCHROMATIC SHEEN, THE EXACT CAUSE CANNOT BE CONCLUSIVELY DETERMINED BASED ON THESE IMAGES. THE ORIGIN OF THE REPORTED COMPLAINT CANNOT BE CONFIRMED. COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED REPORTING A POTENTIAL PRESENCE OF POLYCHROMATIC SHEEN. BASED ON THE RESULTS FROM THE PRODUCT HISTORY RECORD, THE PRODUCTS MET RELEASE CRITERIA. THE MANUFACTURER INTERNAL REFERENCE NUMBER IS: (B)(4).
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED IN B.5. THE MANUFACTURER INTERNAL REFERENCE NUMBER IS: (B)(4).
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED STATING THAT, THE PATIENT WAS LAST SEEN ON (B)(6) 2025 AT ONE WEEK POST IOL EXCHANGE. THE LENS WAS EXCHANGED WITH COMPANY SAME LENS MODEL AND DIOPTER. THE IOL WAS CLEAR, CENTERED AND APPEARED NORMAL IN APPEARANCE. THE PATIENT WAS DUE TO SEE DOCTOR AGAIN ON (B)(6) 2025 FOR FOLLOW UP.
A HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL REPORTED THAT FOLLOWING CATARACT SURGERY WITH INTRAOCULAR LENS (IOL) IMPLANT PROCEDURE, HAZY APPEARANCE TO ANTERIOR SURFACE OF IOL, SEEN ON SLIT LAMP. IT WAS NOT NOTICED AT THE TIME OF SURGERY. PATIENTS VISION VASTLY IMPROVED FROM PRE-OPERATIVE. REVIEWING PATIENT AGAIN IN 2 DAYS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED STATING THAT, THE PATIENTS VISION NOW DECREASED FROM BEST CORRECTED VISUAL ACUITY (BCVA) 6/7.5 TO 6/9 WITH NO IMPROVEMENT WITH PINHOLE. THE ANTERIOR CHAMBER WAS QUIET WITH NO OBVIOUS INFLAMMATION. THEIR CONCERN WAS THE HAZY APPEARANCE OVER THE IOL.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED STATING THAT, THE INITIAL IMPLANT SURGERY WENT SMOOTHLY. NO EVIDENCE OF HAZE WITH CO-AXIAL VIEW. FIRST DAY POST OPERATION SLIT LAMP REVIEW FROM DOCTOR NO ABNORMALITIES DETECTED WITH CO-AXIAL ILLUMINATION BUT OFF-AXIS ILLUMINATION WAS GROSSLY ABNORMAL, APPEARANCE SIMILAR TO A HYDROPHILIC IOL THAT HAS OPACIFIED.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED STATING THAT, THE DOCTOR SAW THE PATIENT WITH THE HAZY LENS FOR 8 WEEK REVIEW. THE PATIENT'S VISION WAS MEASURED TO BE 6/12+ PIN HOLING TO 6/9.6+2 IN THE LEFT EYE AND 6/6-2 IN THE RIGHT. DOCTOR ELECTED TO PROCEED WITH IOL EXCHANGE AND THIS WILL OCCUR ON (B)(6) 2025. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED STATING THAT PATIENT'S OPTOMETRIST STATED THAT DOCTOR HAD PLANNED TO EXCHANGE WITH COMPANY ANOTHER IOL. THEY DID NOT SPECIFY POWER OR TORICITY AS THIS WILL DEPEND ON HOW THE SURGERY PROGRESSES. DOCTOR BELIEVES THE IOL CURRENTLY IMPLANTED WAS FAULTY. HE STATED HE HAD NEVER SEEN A COMPANY LENS WITH THIS APPEARANCE BEFORE. THE HAZY APPEARANCE WAS NOTED IN THE OPERATING ROOM IMMEDIATELY AFTER IMPLANT AND FROM THAT TIME FORWARD. HE HAD HOPED IT WOULD NOT HAVE A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THE PATIENT'S VISION THAT'S WHY HE DID NOT IMMEDIATELY EXPLANT AND EXCHANGE. THE PATIENT HAD A COMPANY IOL IMPLANTED IN FELLOW EYE WITH NO COMPLICATION THAT'S WHY HE WAS CONFIDENT TO REPLACE IT WITH ANOTHER.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1061092 | CLAREON TORIC ASPHERIC HYDROPHOBIC ACRYLIC IOL WITH AUTONOME DELIVERY SYSTEM | LENS, INTRAOCULAR, TORIC OPTICS | MJP | ALCON LABORATORIES IRELAND LTD. | CNA0T3 | 25716505 | 00380652398831 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NA | Female | Required Intervention | PROVISC OPHTHALMIC VISCOSURGICAL DEVICE. |