Hexagonal structures at lens capsule zonular attachments.
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Two years after uneventful phacoemulsification with posterior intraocular lens implant in an 84-year-old female patient, the capsular bag and enclosed intraocular lens luxated into the vitreous cavity. A vitrectomy was done to extract the lens and capsule for electron-microscopic examination. We found very few zonular attachments to the capsule, but did note hexagonal structures of unknown significance that our study indicates may be related to the lens epithelium.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Japanese journal of ophthalmology
دوره 41 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1997