Patients underwent cataract extraction and received a PMMA IOL or hydrophobic acrylic IOL. The mean follow-up interval was 21.95 months.

Here, we describe a previously unreported intraoperative complication following in-the-bag insertion of this lens — posterior capsule rupture caused by the PMMA haptic tips.

Conclusions Implanting a foldable acrylic IOL gave no post-operative benefit in visual acuity and contrast sensitivity to pseudophakes over a less expensive rigid PMMA IOL, within this post ...

Cleaning fluids and gasoline may damage acrylic; however, due to limited chemical resistance, household alkalies and non-oxidizing acids do not impact them. One of the most commonly used acrylic ...

Transparent with good surface finish and outdoor weathering properties. However, exhibits poor scratch resistance and is dissolved by a number of organic solvents.

Pennsylvania-based Trinseo, previously known as Styron and once part of the Dow Chemical Co., has opened its polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) depolymerization facility in Rho, Italy, to wider production ...

Dome windows are hemispheres. The two optical surfaces are an equal thickness apart, creating a naturally strong shape that gets tougher under pressure. This makes dome windows ideal for underwater ...