Implantable Collamer Posterior Chamber Intraocular Lenses: A Review of Potential Complications

PURPOSE: To review the peer-reviewed literature re-porting postoperative complications of the most recent models of Visian Implantable Collamer posterior cham-ber intraocular lenses (ICL, STAAR Surgical Co). METHODS: A literature search of the PubMed database was performed to identify all articles related to ICL com-plications. Articles were obtained and reviewed to iden-tify those that reported complications using the latest ICL designs. RESULTS: Cataract was the major postoperative com-plication reported: 136 (5.2%) in 2592 eyes. Of those, 43.4 % (n=59) were reported within 1 year, 15.4% (n=21) between 1 and 3 years, and 35.3 % (n=48)>3 years after ICL implantation. Twenty-one (15.4%) cata