Intraocular lenses and their potential to prohibit posterior capsule opacification

Cataracts are the commonest cause of preventable blindness in the world. During surgery the natural lens is replaced with a polymeric intraocular lens (IOL), leaving the capsular bag in situ. The most common postoperative complication is scarring which is known as posterior capsule opacification (PC...

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Main Author: Lace, Rebecca
Other Authors: Williams, Rachel; Sheridan, Carl
Published: University of Liverpool 2013
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.579376