A case of epithelial ingrowth primarily involving the lens capsule.
We describe an unusual case of epithelial ingrowth primarily involving the lens capsule. Four years following removal of the lens and epithelial tissue the eye was quiet with 20/20 acuity. Histopathology showed intraocular epithelium attached to the anterior surface of the lens capsule.
D000328:Adult; D004848:Epithelium / Q000473:pathology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007903:Lens Capsule, Crystalline / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male