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A simple technique called lens implant cytology is used to demonstrate cellular membranes on three plastic intraocular lenses removed at about 1, 2 and 3 years after implantation. The pattern of the reactive process somewhat resembles a special foreign body reaction. The cells living on the lens surface have successfully formed a separating membrane between implants and the remainder of the eye in all three cases.

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Eine einfache Methode, Linsenimplant Zytologie genannt, wurde benutzt, um zellige Membranen auf drei Plastiklinsen darzustellen, die 1, 2 und 3 Jahre nach Einpflanzung entfernt wurden. Der beobachtete reaktive Prozeß ist einer besonderen Fremdkörperreaktion ähnlich. Die Zellen auf der Linsenoberfläche haben in alien drei Fällen mit Erfolg eine trennende Schicht zwischen Plastiklinse und innerem Auge geschaffen.

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Supported by The Research To Prevent Blindness, Inc., New York, N.Y.

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Wolter, J.R. Cell life on the surface of lens implants. Graefe's Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 218, 244–249 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02175890

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