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The complication profiles of rigid and foldable IOLs revealed some apparent differences due to the nature of the IOL biomaterials and designs. IOL optic/haptic damage was a common complication for foldable IOLs, whereas it was only discovered in single digits for rigid PMMA IOLs. The possible explanation for this is, that the soft and flexible biomaterials, from which all the foldable IOLs were manufactured, are easier to be damaged during folding, unfolding and insertion procedure. In our opinion this relative disadvantage of foldable IOLs is by far outweighed by the numerous advantages of the small incision cataract surgery. The decreasing inflammatory reactions can be explained by advances in surgical techniques, especially the secure in-the-bag fixation of IOLs.

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa LPS endotoxin as well as Palmolive((R)) Ultra caused a very high rate of DLK in rabbit eyes. The postoperative prophylactic treatment with corticosteroids showed a statistically significant lower DLK rate in this rabbit eye model.

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