title: Histological findings of capsular delamination of the lens.
abstract: Histological findings in a 75-year-old man with idiopathic capsular delamination were reported. The anterior capsules were obtained during extracapsular cataract extraction, and examined by light and electron microscope. The epithelial side of the anterior capsules protruded towards the anterior chamber at the edge of the delaminated areas. This finding has not been described previously, and the defect in this fragile region was thought to be the cause of capsular delamination.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fukuo
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Takeda
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hirata
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tachinami
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Katayama
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kubota
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000473:pathology; D004848:Epithelium / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006801:Humans; D007903:Lens Capsule, Crystalline / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D007905:Lens Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male