Abstract
Globular secondary cataract material, removed from 24 patients with ECCE after ophthalmic cleaning of the anterior capsule, were investigated with SEM and TEM. Besides spherical, somewhat oval shaped bodies of various shape and size comparable with those found in cataractous lenses, (an)aerobic bacteria and yeastcells were found in approximately 70% of the cases, all of them in eyes without intra-ocular inflammation. Probably these bacteria have been transferred from the conjunctiva during IOL.-implantation and were encapsulated without starting an inflammation.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 103-106 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | European Journal of Morphology |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue number | 1-2 |
| Publication status | Published - 1993 |
| Event | JOINT MEETING OF THE DUTCH AND BELGIAN SOCIETIES FOR ELECTRON MICROSCOPY AND THE BELGIAN SOC FOR CELL BIOLOGY : BIOMEDICAL COMMUNICATIONS - , Belgium Duration: 10-Dec-1992 → 11-Dec-1992 |
Keywords
- SECONDARY CATARACT
- (AN)AEROBIC BACTERIA
- GLOBULAR MATERIAL
- GOLFBALL APPEARANCE
- NONINFLAMMATORY EYES