Case report: Spontaneous lens absorption after the implantation of an implantable collamer lens

Background Spontaneous lens absorption is rare and usually occurs in eyes with certain syndromes, hyper-mature cataracts, ocular trauma. The application of an implantable collamer (ICL) widely performed patients high myopia for refractive correction. This study reports a case spontaneous after ICL implantation. Case summary A 23-year-old man was referred complaints poor vision his left eye. patient had undergone binocular implantation correction 1.5 years prior. Approximately 10 months later, he experienced sudden loss pain eye, which resolved spontaneously the next day without any treatment. Since then, visual acuity eye gradually decreased. At presentation, slit-lamp examination revealed posterior chamber both eyes, anterior capsular fibrotic proliferation opacity, residual cortex sandwiched between membrane opacified capsule number corneal endothelial cells 1,337, lower than before (2,902). then underwent extraction, capsulotomy, aspiration, polishing, intraocular Conclusions may occur Patients should undergo routine follow-ups