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Study finds 5% incidence of IOL opacification after DSEK
IOL opacification was identified in 5% of eyes that underwent Descemet’s stripping endothelial keratoplasty, according to one study.Investigators retrospectively analyzed the records of 160 pseudophakic eyes that underwent DSEK between 2003 and 2013. They assessed the interval between DSEK and diagnosis of IOL opacification, Snellen corrected distance visual acuity before and after opacification, IOL specifications and incidence of IOL exchange.