Transactions of the 8th Annual Meeting of the European Club for Ophthalmic Fine Structure in West Berlin, Maren 28 and 29,1980 pp 119-131 | Cite as
An Electron Microscopic Study of the Epiretinal Membrane of Human Eyes
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Abstract
An electron microscopic study was conducted to elucidate the cell types involved in the formation of epiretinal membranes in four cases. In three cases, the specimens were provided by a vitrectomy and pigment epithelial cells (two cases) and fibrocytes (one case) represented the preponderant constituents of the membrane, whereas the membrane consisted chiefly of glial cells in the fourth case in which an eye showing this condition was obtained by enucleation.
Keywords
Glial Cell Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cell Intercellular Junction Epiretinal Membrane Pigment Granule
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