Lens Capsule, Crystalline
"Lens Capsule, Crystalline" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The thin noncellular outer covering of the CRYSTALLINE LENS composed mainly of COLLAGEN TYPE IV and GLYCOSAMINOGLYCANS. It is secreted by the embryonic anterior and posterior epithelium. The embryonic posterior epithelium later disappears.
| Descriptor ID |
D007903
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A09.371.060.500.155
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| Concept/Terms |
Lens Capsule, Crystalline- Lens Capsule, Crystalline
- Capsule, Crystalline Lens
- Capsules, Crystalline Lens
- Crystalline Lens Capsule
- Crystalline Lens Capsules
- Lens Capsules, Crystalline
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| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Lens Capsule, Crystalline" by people in Profiles.
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Boomer JA, Jackson DW. Effect of the Morcher capsular tension ring on refractive outcome. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2006 Jul; 32(7):1180-3.
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Boomer JA, Jackson DW. Anatomic evaluation of the Morcher capsular tension ring by ultrasound biomicroscopy. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2006 May; 32(5):846-8.
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Chalam KV, Shah VA. Successful management of cataract surgery associated vitreous loss with sutureless small-gauge pars plana vitrectomy. Am J Ophthalmol. 2004 Jul; 138(1):79-84.
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Chalam KV, Tripathi RC, Tripathi BJ, Shah VA, Yee D, Pakalnis VA. Cataract in Kniest dysplasia: clinicopathologic correlation. Arch Ophthalmol. 2004 Jun; 122(6):913-5.
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Simons BD, Siatkowski RM, Schiffman JC, Flynn JT, Capó H, Muñoz M. Surgical technique, visual outcome, and complications of pediatric intraocular lens implantation. J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 1999 May-Jun; 36(3):118-24.