Endothelial trauma and cell loss from intraocular lens insertion.
Eighty-six patients who underwent intraocular lens implantation in one eye, with no surgery in the contralateral eye, were examined by specular microscopy. The mean endothelial cell density (ECD) was 39.5% lower in the operated eye. The loss of ECD was roughly proportional to the endothelial trauma from the intraocular lens at the time of surgery.
D000368:Aged; D002452:Cell Count; D003315:Cornea / Q000473:pathology; D065306:Corneal Injuries; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000601:surgery*; D007909:Lenses; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019736:Prostheses and Implants / Q000009:adverse effects*