title: Surface reaction on glass anterior chamber foreign-body removed 24 hours after injury.
abstract: An early stage in the formation of a reactive membrane on the exposed surface of a glass foreign body in the anterior chamber is demonstrated. It is emphasized that the formation of reactive membranes on the surface of foreign bodies in the anterior segment of the eye give the cytologic impression of different stages of successful adaptation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Wolter
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Lindenmuth
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000867:Anterior Chamber; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D005129:Eye Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications*; D005549:Foreign-Body Reaction / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008264:Macrophages / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D011506:Proteins / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D011506:Proteins