Safety alert for patients who have had cataract surgery trends now
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Thousands of patients are being recalled for urgent eye checks after regulators raised safety concerns related to a product used in cataract surgery.
It is thought around 20 trusts have suspended use of the EyeCee One lenses, after the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) warned of links to higher pressure in the eye, which can cause lost vision.
The MHRA has issued an alert ordering trusts to recall patients who have had surgery since October.
It is estimated that between 2 and 4 per cent of patients could have complications.
No patient group has been observed to be at higher risk of experiencing high pressure, ‘although pre-existing ocular hypertension and glaucoma may be pertinent’, it adds.
Around 20 trusts have suspended use of the EyeCee One lenses after warned links to higher pressure in the eye
The watchdog stressed that reduced vision would only occur if patients were not treated, the Health Service Journal reported.
It is thought the complications could be down to the way the implant was used in surgery, rather than the product itself.
In a statement, the manufacturer, NIDEK, said: ‘No causal relation has
