Lens Capsule, Crystalline
"Lens Capsule, Crystalline" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The thin noncellular outer covering of the CRYSTALLINE LENS composed mainly of COLLAGEN TYPE IV and GLYCOSAMINOGLYCANS. It is secreted by the embryonic anterior and posterior epithelium. The embryonic posterior epithelium later disappears.
| Descriptor ID |
D007903
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A09.371.060.500.155
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| Concept/Terms |
Lens Capsule, Crystalline- Lens Capsule, Crystalline
- Capsule, Crystalline Lens
- Capsules, Crystalline Lens
- Crystalline Lens Capsule
- Crystalline Lens Capsules
- Lens Capsules, Crystalline
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Lens Capsule, Crystalline" by people in Profiles.
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Scleral lenses for severe chronic GvHD-related keratoconjunctivitis sicca: a retrospective study by the SFGM-TC. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2017 Jun; 52(6):878-882.
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Outcomes of pediatric cataract surgery in anterior persistent fetal vasculature. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2012 May; 38(5):849-57.
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Progression of a unilateral posterior lentiglobus associated with a persistent fetal vasculature stalk. J AAPOS. 2010 Feb; 14(1):81-2.
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Comparison of the incidence and visual significance of posterior capsule opacification between multifocal spherical, monofocal spherical, and monofocal aspheric intraocular lenses. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2009 Jul; 35(7):1234-8.
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Comparison of anterior vitrectorhexis and continuous curvilinear capsulorhexis in pediatric cataract and intraocular lens implantation surgery: a 10-year analysis. J AAPOS. 2007 Oct; 11(5):443-6.
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Pediatric anterior capsulotomy preferences of cataract surgeons worldwide: comparison of 1993, 2001, and 2003 surveys. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2007 May; 33(5):893-900.
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Preexisting posterior capsule defect progressing to white mature cataract. J AAPOS. 2007 Apr; 11(2):192-4.
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The ongoing battle against posterior capsular opacification. Arch Ophthalmol. 2007 Apr; 125(4):555-6.
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Presumed infectious endophthalmitis following cataract surgery in the UK: a case-control study of risk factors. Eye (Lond). 2007 May; 21(5):580-6.
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Extensibility and scanning electron microscopy evaluation of 5 pediatric anterior capsulotomy techniques in a porcine model. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2006 Jul; 32(7):1206-13.