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.

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

Step 1: Select your profession under ‘For Healthcare Professionals’.

Step 2: Click on ‘Useful links’.

Step 3: Click on ‘MOH Alert’ and log in via Singpass.

Step 4: Click on ‘Drug Alerts’ or ‘Med Device Alerts’ to view the DHCPLs.