Intraocular lens implant on MRI

Case contributed by Servet Kahveci
Diagnosis not applicable

Presentation

Incidental finding on brain MRI

Patient Data

Age: 75 years
Gender: Male

On T2W images, intraocular lens implant is seen as a thin linear hypointense structure in the right ocular globe.

On T1W images, intraocular lens implant is seen as a thin linear hyperintense (compared to vitreous humor) structure in the right ocular globe.

Note the normal oval shaped native lens in the left ocular globe.

Case Discussion

Intraocular lens implants are smaller and thinner compared to the native lenses.

T2W imaging is the best MRI sequence for lens assessment.

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