Atopic cataract: changes in the lens epithelium and subcapsular cortex

Two lenses with atopic cataract, one from a 33-year-old man and one from a 50-year-old man, were examined by light and electron microscopy. The younger man had an anterior polar cataract and the older a subcapsular opacification of the entire subcapsular cortex. In the younger lens the epithelial ce...

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Published in:Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology 1984, Vol.221 (4), p.149-152
Main Authors: FAGERHOLM, P, PALMQUIST, B.-M, PHILIPSON, B
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Cataract - complications
Cataract - pathology
Dermatitis, Atopic - complications
Humans
Lens Cortex, Crystalline - pathology
Lens diseases
Lens, Crystalline - pathology
Male
Medical sciences
Microscopy, Electron
Middle Aged
Ophthalmology
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Summary:Two lenses with atopic cataract, one from a 33-year-old man and one from a 50-year-old man, were examined by light and electron microscopy. The younger man had an anterior polar cataract and the older a subcapsular opacification of the entire subcapsular cortex. In the younger lens the epithelial cells in front of the anterior opacity were extremely large and contained an increased number of mitochondria. In the older lens epithelial cells were missing centrally. These morphological changes probably reflect a malfunction of the lens epithelium.
ISSN:0721-832X
1435-702X
DOI:10.1007/BF02134255