title: Effects of extracapsular cataract extraction on the lens zonules.
abstract: The zonules of 27 postmortem eyes were studied grossly using a histologic staining technique that allowed easy visualization of the zonules. Large disinsertions of the zonules were present in 5 of the 20 eyes that had undergone extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE).
mesh_terms: D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D002924:Ciliary Body / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007903:Lens Capsule, Crystalline / Q000473:pathology*; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000473:pathology*