The influence of diabetes mellitus on the anterior central lens epithelium of cataract patients;Einfluss des Diabetes mellitus auf das vordere zentrale Linsenepithel bei Katarakt-patienten

Ophthalmologe

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 327-331

  Struck, H G ^a,c   Hammer, U ^a   Seydewitz, V ^b  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b Laboratorium für Elektronenmikroskopie in Naturwissenschaft und Medizin   (Germany)

^c MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITÄT HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

age related cataract development; cataractogenic importance; lens epithelium; type II diabetes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CATARACTOGENESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENS CAPSULE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CELL COUNT; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0030980407     PISSN: 0941293X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003470050123     Document Type: Article

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