The aging human lens: structure, growth, and physiological behaviour

Since the lens has no direct blood supply, it survives well both in the globe itself and in organ culture media. 8-10 Whole cataractous lenses were also once routinely available before the advent of extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE) with intraocular lens implantation and in the past there hav...

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Published in:British journal of ophthalmology 1997-10, Vol.81 (10), p.818-823
Main Authors: DUNCAN, GEORGE, WORMSTONE, I MICHAEL, DAVIES, PETER D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Aging
Aging - physiology
Animals
Biological and medical sciences
Brief Review
Cataract - pathology
Cataract - physiopathology
Cataract Extraction
Cataracts
Cell Division
Cell growth
Eye and associated structures. Visual pathways and centers. Vision
Female
Females
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Growth factors
Hormone replacement therapy
Humans
Lens, Crystalline - growth & development
Lens, Crystalline - physiology
Male
Rats
Rodents
Sex Factors
Studies
Symmetry
Vertebrates: nervous system and sense organs
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Summary:Since the lens has no direct blood supply, it survives well both in the globe itself and in organ culture media. 8-10 Whole cataractous lenses were also once routinely available before the advent of extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE) with intraocular lens implantation and in the past there have been combined slit lamp and in vitro studies which have correlated changes in light scatter and absorbance with specific alterations in ion and protein levels (Fig 1 and Marcantonio et al 11 and Hockwin et al 12 ).
ISSN:0007-1161
1468-2079
DOI:10.1136/bjo.81.10.818