[Electron microscopic observations on the posterior lens capsule after implantation of a silicone intraocular lens in rabbits].
We performed phacoemulsification and aspiration of the crystalline lens and implanted a silicone intraocular lens in the capsular bag in rabbits. The posterior capsules were then observed under transmission electron microscopy 2 or 4 months after the surgery. Lens epithelial cells proliferated between the posterior capsule and the optic portion of the silicone intraocular lens, accompanied with the accumulation of collagenous extracellular matrix.
Department of Ophthalmology, Wakayama Medical College, Japan.
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Saika
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Ohmi
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Kimura
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Okada
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Tanaka
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Ohnishi
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Yamanaka
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Ooshima
D000818:Animals; D007903:Lens Capsule, Crystalline / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D011817:Rabbits; D012828:Silicones
D012828:Silicones