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A reported was received from (food and drug administration) fda and stated that following intraocular lens (iol) implanted procedure patient needed reading glasses to read.But over the following weeks to months, patient started having other problems besides not being able to read without glasses and having no depth perception, first was that patient vision had again become cloudy or hazy with just a few weeks.The physician determined it was posterior capsular opacification, a supposedly common occurrence.A yag laser treatment was used to clear the back of the capsule the lens sits in.Patient vison returned to normal with 20/20 vision in that eye, but it did not end the problems.At just after the 3 months point, patient started seeing double and over time patient eyelids started to droop (ptosis) to the point where i had to lift them with fingers to read.Patient was finally sent to see an ophthalmologist who specializes in ted (thyroid eye disease) and diplopia.Physician stated that both patient eyes tracked equally, but felt patient had issues with ptosis.Physician sent patient to a plastic surgeon who then scheduled a performed a blepharoplasty in 2022, but patient eyelids continued to droop again over time.It was suggested that patient had dry eyes and needed moisturizing drops, prisms in patient eyeglasses, and a host of other things that did not work or correct the problem.Patient started seeing a new ophthalmologist and physician finally took patient double vision seriously after complaining that patient now am seeing triple at times, the more the day goes on, the worse patient vision becomes, yet patient vision test comes back as having almost 20/20 vision.Physician sent patient back to the first ted/diplopia doctor whom patient visited, and physician determined that patient did not have ted (thyroid eye disease) but physician felt the problem was either the implanted lens, the capsule it was implanted in or patient cornea.Physician also felt patient vision issue was monocular diplopia in patient left eye, so patient don't know how he assumed it's monocular diplopia as no other test were done to rule this out.Physician then stated at this time there is no remedy for the issues patient having, and surgery at this point is impossible as would only damage or destroy the capsule, so there is no replacing it.Many ophthalmologists at this point have reported removing and replacing lenses damage during the safe three-month period because of the material the lens is made of, stating it is too soft and damaged easily during implantation, or by the devices or the surgeon used.Patient have been followed for many years until recently when patient was diagnosed with wet amd (age-related degeneration) of 2019 before the pandemic, being that patient had a ted (thyroid eye disease).At this time patient visits are now every two months for injections to treat the disease.It has never been reported by any ophthalmologist until now that they've see damage to the lens while looking at patient eyes.Patient stated that lens is defective with cloudiness and possible scratches.Lens cannot be explanted.
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