title: Endothelial cell density after posterior chamber lens implantation.
abstract: Endothelial cell loss was determined by specular microscopy in 50 patients after extracapsular cataract extraction and posterior chamber lens implantation. An age-matched group of unoperated fellow eyes and normal phakic eyes comprised the control group. For this series, 14.7% of the central corneal endothelial cells were lost as a result of cataract surgery and lens implantation. These patients are the first group to receive a Shearing lens implant.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects; D002452:Cell Count; D003315:Cornea / Q000166:cytology / Q000473:pathology*; D004727:Endothelium / Q000166:cytology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008853:Microscopy; D008875:Middle Aged