Production of human lens capsule illustrated by a case of chronic lenticular chalcosis
The osmiophilic capsular inclusion bodies in a case of accidental lenticular chalcosis have been used as an in vivo indicator of capsular production. Copper stimulation and hence inclusion impregnation lasted 5 years and was stopped 2 years before removal of the lens by extraction of a foreign body....
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Published in | Acta ophthalmologica Vol. 54; no. 3; p. 301 |
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Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Denmark
01.07.1976
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Summary: | The osmiophilic capsular inclusion bodies in a case of accidental lenticular chalcosis have been used as an in vivo indicator of capsular production. Copper stimulation and hence inclusion impregnation lasted 5 years and was stopped 2 years before removal of the lens by extraction of a foreign body. The amount of capsule produced in the two year period varied at different locations but it greatly exceeded the previously measured quantities. A capsular turnover is postulated with a capsular production by the epithelial cells and a surface resorption process. The production rate is considered to be relatively high in childhood and gradually subsides with increasing age. |
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ISSN: | 0001-639X |