Calcification of Hydroview lenses implanted in the United Kingdom during 2000 and 2001

Between 2002 and 2004, surgeons in UK hospitals began to see calcification of Bausch and Lomb Hydroview foldable lens implants, usually progressing to the need for explantation (Figure 1).1, 2, 3 None of the affected hospitals were routinely using Viscoat, known by this time to be associated with calcification of Hydroview lenses.4, 5