Assessing intraocular lens calcification in an animal model

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1473-1484

  Buchen, Shelley Y ^a   Cunanan, Crystal M ^a   Gwon, Arlene ^a   Weinschenk III, Joseph I ^a   Gruber, Lawrence ^a   Knight, Patricia M ^a  

^a ALLERGAN INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 HYDROXYETHYL METHACRYLATE; CALCIUM; PHOSPHATE; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); SILICONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CALCIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; EXPLANT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HYDROGEL; LENS IMPLANT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; ROENTGEN SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SLIT LAMP;

ACRYLIC RESINS; ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CALCINOSIS; CALCIUM; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; HYDROGEL; LENS IMPLANTATION, INTRAOCULAR; LENSES, INTRAOCULAR; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MODELS, ANIMAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHOSPHATES; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE; RABBITS; SILICONE ELASTOMERS; SKIN;

EID: 0034819921     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0886-3350(01)00842-2     Document Type: Article

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