Proliferation of lens epithelial cells on the Acrysof intraocular lens: clinical and histological features of a case.
Postoperative deposits on the surface of intraocular lenses (IOLs) have been demonstrated in vivo for many IOL material types. The Acrysof acrylic lens develops a granular material extending from the capsulorhexis margin onto the IOL's anterior surface during the first 4 weeks after surgery in a significant proportion of cases. Complete resolution of this membrane occurs by 3 months in almost all cases. The case is presented of an 81-year-old woman who had a persisting membrane coverng the IOL surface at 6 months. This membrane was removed surgically and pathology showed the constituent cells to be of lens epithelial cell origin.
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Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia.
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D000180:Acrylic Resins; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002455:Cell Division; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D007633:Keratins / Q000378:metabolism; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D008566:Membranes / Q000473:pathology; D018918:Phacoemulsification; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation; D014792:Visual Acuity
D000180:Acrylic Resins; D007633:Keratins