An ultrastructural study of Elschnig's pearls in the pseudophakic eye

J P Kappelhof; G F Vrensen; P T de Jong; J Pameyer; B Willekens

doi:10.1016/0002-9394(86)90465-4

An ultrastructural study of Elschnig's pearls in the pseudophakic eye

J P Kappelhof, G F Vrensen, P T de Jong, J Pameyer, B Willekens

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Abstract

In two pseudophakic human eyes, obtained post mortem, Elschnig's pearls were visible biomicroscopically. One eye contained a medallion lens and the other an iridocapsular lens (implanted for 53 months and 39 months, respectively). The medallion lens was fixed to the iris but was not attached to the Soemmerring's ring. Elschnig's pearls and star-shaped cells were found on the posterior capsule in the pupillary space. One loop of the iridocapsular lens was encased in the Soemmerring's ring whereas the other was located between the iris and the lens remnants. The Elschnig's pearls were on the anterior side of the ring; only a few were in the pupillary space. Two other pseudophakic eyes with clear posterior capsules also contained small numbers of Elschnig's pearls on or just near the peripheral lens remnants.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	58-69
Number of pages	12
Journal	American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume	101
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0002-9394(86)90465-4
Publication status	Published - 15 Jan 1986

Keywords

Cataract Extraction/adverse effects
Humans
Lens Capsule, Crystalline/ultrastructure
Lens Diseases/pathology
Lenses, Intraocular
Microscopy, Electron
Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
Postoperative Complications

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An ultrastructural study of Elschnig's pearls in the pseudophakic eye

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