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The reporter indicated the surgeon inserted and removed a 13.7mm vicm5_13.7 implantable collamer lens, -10.00 diopter, during the same surgery due to the lens tore/broke during injection/delivery into the patients right eye (od).There was no patient injury.During implantation, the shooter/cartridge showed a small crack, which damaged the icl with a tear.During the explantation, the icl ruptured into 2 pieces.The lens was replaced with another same model/length lens and the problem was resolved.The cause of the event was the device.
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