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A consumer reported that after an intraocular lens (iol) implantation procedure, she experienced blurry vision.Additional information was requested and received from the consumer stating there was a medical error during initial procedure in which the wrong implant was inserted, but the doctor realized this immediately and replaced it with the correct one.The patient had 3 stitches.She had no vision in her left eye for several days, and since then her vision has deteriorated.She described her visual symptoms as being like ¿putting a tiny drop of oil on the very center of a pair of glasses, and then putting those glasses on.¿ she noticed a blur right in the middle of her visual field, and when she looks outwards, upwards or downwards, her vision was perfect.Additionally specified that a laser procedure was performed on the left eye and tried to dissolve this veil, but there was no satisfactory result.Additional information was received from physician confirming about the medical error during the initial procedure and the events.Additionally the patient requested a yag laser treatment of the left eye on (b)(6) 2024, which did not resolve her discomfort.As per surgeons hypothesis there was no deterioration in visual acuity on the vision test, but there was discomfort with a sensation of veiling.Additionally physician confirmed that patient consulted a specialist on (b)(6) 2024.Pachymetry was 535 in both eyes, regular topography, normal macular oct.Dilated examination reveals large floaters, especially on the left side with a large paracentral floater in the visual axis.The iol was perfectly centered with no tilt and very large rhexis.Physician already notified to the patient that it was inadvisable to handle the implants as there was a surgical risk of breaking the capsule.
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