A histological analysis of lens capsules stained with trypan blue for capsulorrhexis in phacoenmulsification cataract surgery

Eye

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 567-570

  Singh, A J ^b   Sarodia, U A ^a   Brown, L ^a   Jagjivan, R ^a   Sampath, R ^a  

^a LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b HULL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Basement membrane; Histological; Immunohistochemical; Lens capsule; Trypan blue

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN TYPE 4; TRYPAN BLUE; VISION BLUE;

ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CAPSULORHEXIS; CATARACT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FROZEN SECTION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LENS CAPSULE; LENS EPITHELIUM; PHACOEMULSIFICATION;

EID: 0043171010     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6700440     Document Type: Article

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