Calcification of intraocular hydrogel lens: Evidence of dystrophic calcification

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 492-500

  Yong, Jim L C ^a   Lertsumitkul, Somsak ^a   Killingsworth, Murray C ^a   Filipic, Marijan ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Calcification; Energy dispersive X ray micro analysis; Histology; Intraocular lens; Pathology

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHORUS;

AGED; ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CALCIFICATION; CASE REPORT; CELL MEMBRANE; DYSTROPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROGEL; INCIDENCE; LENS IMPLANT; PATHOGENESIS; STAINING; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY MICROANALYSIS;

AGED; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CALCINOSIS; CALCIUM; CALCIUM PHOSPHATES; CATARACT EXTRACTION; DEVICE REMOVAL; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENS IMPLANTATION, INTRAOCULAR; LENSES, INTRAOCULAR; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; PHOSPHATES; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 8644244039     PISSN: 14426404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2004.00869.x     Document Type: Article

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