Tissue changes induced by intraocular lenses. A histopathologic study.
The histopathologic findings in autopsy and surgically enucleated eyes are described. Tissue atrophy and inflammatory reaction can be demonstrated in every eye examined in our laboratory. Scanning electron microscopy was used to detect tissue formation on intraoccular lenses.
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D001284:Atrophy; D002924:Ciliary Body / Q000473:pathology; D003315:Cornea / Q000473:pathology; D005123:Eye / Q000473:pathology*; D005549:Foreign-Body Reaction / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007498:Iris / Q000473:pathology; D007903:Lens Capsule, Crystalline / Q000473:pathology; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D014606:Uveitis, Anterior / Q000209:etiology