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SUCCESSFUL INTRAOCULAR LENS IMPLANTATION: A HISTOLOGICAL AND SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPIC STUDY OF FOUR CASES
Author(s) -
Mullaney J.,
Lucas D. R.,
Condon P. I.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.534
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1755-3768
pISSN - 1755-375X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-3768.1985.tb05259.x
Subject(s) - scanning electron microscope , cornea , lens (geology) , intraocular lens , ophthalmology , implant , anterior eye segment , anterior surface , medicine , materials science , anatomy , optics , surgery , physics , composite material
. The histological findings in four globes obtained at autopsy from clinically uncomplicated cases with intraocular lens implants, one glass posterior chamber and three anterior chamber lenses consisting of two pupillary fixated and one »in‐the‐bag» fixated Binkhorst lens, are reported. Minimal changes could be detected in the tissues with which the implants were in contact. Scanning electron microscopy of the cornea in the three anterior chamber implants showed a loss of endothelial cells in the axial region of roughly 30–50%. There was marked vertical disparity in the loss. Scanning microscopy of the implants showed evidence of surface degradation of the nylon loops of all the anterior chamber implants.