FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ACRYSOF

MDR report key: 2880979 · Received December 14, 2012

Report

Report Number
9612169-2012-00098
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 14, 2012
Date of Event
June 15, 2010
Report Date
November 14, 2012
Manufacturer
ALCON LABORATORIES IRELAND LTD.
Product Code
HQL
PMA / PMN Number
P930014
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
DA
Reporter Occupation
NOT APPLICABLE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

EVALUATION SUMMARY: THE PRODUCT WAS NOT RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS. THE REPORTER PROVIDED TWO IOL SERIAL NUMBERS; HOWEVER, IT WAS NOT SPECIFIED WHICH IOL PERTAINS TO EACH EYE. PRODUCT AND BATCH HISTORY RECORDS WERE REVIEWED FOR THE REPORTED SERIAL NUMBERS AND THE PRODUCTS MET RELEASE CRITERIA. THE ROOT CAUSE FOR THE REPORTED COMPLAINT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THERE HAVE BEEN NO OTHER COMPLAINTS REPORTED IN THE LOT NUMBER. ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAVE BEEN MADE. A COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRE HAS NOT BEEN RECEIVED. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A GOVERNMENT AGENCY REPORTED THAT A PATIENT EXPERIENCED GLARE DUE TO GLISTENINGS ON THE LENS FOLLOWING INTRAOCULAR LENS (IOL) IMPLANT SURGERY. THERE WAS A SECONDARY SURGERY TO EXCHANGE THE IOL; HOWEVER, THE SURGEON WAS UNSUCCESSFUL AT REMOVING THE LENS. THE PATIENT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY TREATED WITH LASER TO REMOVE SCAR TISSUE. NO FURTHER TREATMENT WAS PERFORMED. THE PATIENT DID HAVE A SUCCESSFUL IOL EXCHANGE IN THE LEFT EYE. THE PATIENT REPORTED THAT WHILE THE REPLACEMENT LENS HAS A YELLOW TINT, THE LENS IN THE RIGHT EYE HAS A BLUE TINT. ALTHOUGH VERY SATISFIED WITH THE RESULT OF THE EXCHANGE, THE PATIENT FEELS THAT HAVING DIFFERENT LENSES IN EACH EYE IS BOTHERSOME AND HAS CONTRIBUTED TO "NUISANCES" WITH THE RIGHT EYE. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN REQUESTED. THERE ARE TWO MEDICAL DEVICE REPORTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS EVENT. THIS FILE IS FOR THE RIGHT EYE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ACRYSOF INTRAOCULAR LENS HQL ALCON LABORATORIES IRELAND LTD. SN60AT UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention