Dislocation of a Scleral-Fixated, Hydrophobic, Single-Piece Acrylic Intraocular Lens Secondary to Eyelet Fracture From Gore-Tex Suture

Abstract

Purpose: This article reports a case of the dislocation of a scleral-fixated enVista MX60 (Bausch + Lomb) intraocular lens (IOL) secondary to eyelet fracture at the point of contact with a Gore-Tex (W.L. Gore & Associates) suture. Methods: A case report is discussed. Results: An 81-year-old woman presented with decreased vision secondary to a dislocated Gore-Tex scleral-sutured enVista MX60 IOL in the left eye 14 months after surgery. The patient returned to the operating room for IOL exchange, and intraoperatively it was confirmed that the eyelet of the lens had fractured secondary to tension from the Gore-Tex suture. Conclusions: To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first report of eyelet fracture in an enVista MX60 scleral-sutured IOL secondary to tension from a Gore-Tex suture.