HYDROVIEW INTRAOCULAR LENS
Report
- Report Number
- 1119279-2014-00151
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- June 26, 2014
- Report Date
- May 30, 2014
- Manufacturer
- BAUSCH & LOMB
- Product Code
- HQL
- PMA / PMN Number
- P990014
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- JA
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
THE LENS WAS IMPLANTED IN 2001. HYDROVIEW IOL WAS DISCONTINUED AND IS NO LONGER MANUFACTURED BY B+L. DESPITE ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN THE LENS LOT NUMBER, IT WAS NOT PROVIDED. THEREFORE, A REVIEW OF THE LOT HISTORY RECORD COULD NOT BE PERFORMED. THE LENS IS NOT AVAILABLE TO BE RETURNED TO B+L FOR EVALUATION. THEREFORE, IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO CONFIRM WHETHER THE REPORTED OPACIFICATION IS DUE TO CALCIFICATION OR SOME OTHER MECHANISM. THE CAUSE OF THE CALCIFICATION PHENOMENON IS MULTI-FACTORIAL. THREE MAJOR TYPES OF CALCIFICATION HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY DESCRIBED: THE PRIMARY FORM REFERS TO CALCIFICATION DUE TO ISSUES INHERENT TO THE IOL. THE SECONDARY FORM REFERS TO DEPOSITION OF CALCIUM ONTO THE SURFACE OF THE IOL MOST LIKELY DUE TO ENVIRONMENTAL CIRCUMSTANCES (E.G. CHANGES IN THE AQUEOUS SURROUNDING THE IMPLANTED IOL ASSOCIATED WITH PRE-EXISTING OR CONCURRENT DISEASES). BY DEFINITION, IT IS NOT RELATED TO ANY PROBLEM WITH THE IOL ITSELF. THE THIRD FORM IS A FALSE-POSITIVE OR PSEUDO-CALCIFICATION REFERS TO THOSE CASES IN WHICH OTHER PATHOLOGY IS MISTAKEN FOR CALCIFICATION OR FALSE-POSITIVE STAINING FOR CALCIUM. BASED ON THE INFORMATION PROVIDED, THE EXACT ROOT CAUSE FOR THIS EVENT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A HYDROVIEW INTRAOCULAR LENS IS SCHEDULED TO BE EXPLANTED DUE TO OPACIFICATION. THE LOT AND SERIAL NUMBER WERE NOT PROVIDED, THEREFORE, IT HAS NOT BEEN POSSIBLE TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE LENS MODEL IS HYDROVIEW 1.0. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS REQUESTED, BUT HAS NOT BEEN RECEIVED TO DATE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 372919 | HYDROVIEW INTRAOCULAR LENS | HQL / INTRAOCULAR LENS | HQL | BAUSCH & LOMB | H60M |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other |