Membrane formation and endothelial cell growth on an intra-ocular lens in the human eye, a SEM study.
In this study we have demonstrated the formation of an acellular and a cellular membrane on the surface of an explanted intra-ocular lens by scanning electron microscopy. The acellular membrane is considered to be the result of a physiological process, whereas the cellular membrane is looked upon as a pathological endothelial membrane formed as the result of intermittent touch between the implant and the endothelium.
D000368:Aged; D004727:Endothelium / Q000166:cytology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006801:Humans; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D008566:Membranes / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning