Calcification of hydrophilic intraocular lenses (IOL) is a rare complication following cataract surgery. Secondary calcification is described as due to host factors or changes in the IOL environment and uveitis, proliferative diabetic retinopathy and sequelae of ocular surgery are recognised potentiators. The impact of systemic connective tissue disease on IOL opacification is yet to described.
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