Voluntary recall of LENTIS Foldable Intraocular Lenses with expiry date between 2017-01 and 2020-05 due to lens opacification issues

Swissmed Pte Ltd would like to inform healthcare professionals of a voluntary recall of Oculentis LENTIS Foldable Intraocular Lenses (IOL) with expiry date between 2017-01 and 2020-05 following reports on possible sporadic opacification of the affected IOLs. The opacification may compromise the optical transparency of the IOL in time, potentially leading to a slow reduction in the patient's visual acuity. Healthcare professionals are advised to return the affected device to Swissmed Pte Ltd. Please refer to the letter for details.

 
 
Healthcare professional, Medical devices
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Dear Healthcare Professional Letters

12 Dec 2019

Only abstracts of the Dear Healthcare Professional Letters (DHCPL) are provided on this website. Details of the letters can be found on the MOH Alert System, which is accessible via the Health Professionals Portal (HPP). HPP is a one-stop portal for all healthcare professionals in Singapore. Dentists, medical doctors and pharmacists may access HPP at https://www.hpp.moh.gov.sg/, and follow the procedures below to access the MOH Alert system.

Step 1: Scroll down to the bottom navigation panel of the HPP web page. Under the Healthcare Professionals section, expand the dropdown option for ‘Healthcare Professional Portal’ and select your profession. You will be redirected to the specific HPP web page to log in.

Step 2: Click on the Restricted Content icon on the left panel of the web page and log in via SingPass.

Step 3: Click on the MOH Alert icon under the ‘Applications’ section.

Step 4: Click on the Drug Alert tab to view the DHCPLs.