Experimental evaluation of a phakic anterior chamber implant in a primate model. Part II. Pathology.
Anterior chamber intraocular lenses were implanted in 50 phakic primate eyes and followed by serial histopathology for two years. Significant observations included corneal endothelial alterations, haptic erosion into and encapsulation by peripheral iris and ciliary body, and chronic low grade inflammation.
Porter
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Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Peiffer
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Eifrig
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Boyd
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D000818:Animals; D000867:Anterior Chamber / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002448:Cell Adhesion; D002452:Cell Count; D002924:Ciliary Body / Q000473:pathology; D004728:Endothelium, Corneal / Q000473:pathology; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D007498:Iris / Q000473:pathology; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000473:pathology*; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D008252:Macaca fascicularis; D008297:Male; D012160:Retina / Q000473:pathology; D014606:Uveitis, Anterior / Q000473:pathology; D014822:Vitreous Body / Q000473:pathology